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To question immigration status. >> they're basically being required to enforce a law that labels a crime something that is not an action. if you're engaged in jay walking, that's an action. if you're engaged in running a stop sign, that's an action. being undocumented is not an action. it's a status. >> reporter: federal agents, border patrol customs but not local deputies or police already question people about status. usually when they catch them illegally crossing the border or while investigating a workplace. the arizona training manual suggested local deputies could go even further. some ...

Correct -- correct me if i'm wrong -- to check the status of people they stop for whatever reason while on routine parole, is that correct? if a police officer is on routine parole under this -- under the judge's blocking of this law now on a patrol routine stop, say, for a broken taillight or something, arizona police would have had to check the immigration status. now, because she's blocked it, that requirement is not there, correct? >> no, no. they said require. you can still do it. >> right. you can still do it. you're just not required to do it? >> yeah, that's right. but i'm going to do ...

Taillight or something, arizona police would have had to check the immigration status. now, because she's blocked it, that requirement is not there, correct? >> no, no. they said require. you can still do it. >> right. you can still do it. you're just not required to do it? >> yeah, that's right. but i'm going to do it. so, you're not required but it can still be done. i would hope that the law enforcement not worry about this new law and use that as a reason with the politicians and chiefs of police not to enforce the law. >> the critics of this law, as you well know, say if a police officer ...

That requirement is not there, correct? >> no, no. they said require. you can still do it. >> right. you can still do it. you're just not required to do it? >> yeah, that's right. but i'm going to do it. so, you're not required but it can still be done. i would hope that the law enforcement not worry about this new law and use that as a reason with the politicians and chiefs of police not to enforce the law. >> the critics of this law, as you well know, say if a police officer stops someone for jay walking or broken taillight and suspected they were an illegal immigrant, they would be required...

That requirement is not there, correct? >> no, no. they said require. you can still do it. >> right. you can still do it. you're just not required to do it. >> that's right. but i'm going to do it. so you're not required. it can still be done. i would hope that the law enforcement not worry about this new law and use that reason, the plis politicians and chiefs of police, to not enforce the law. >> critics of this law, as you well know, say if a police officer stops someone from jay walking or broken taillight and suspected them to be an illegal immigrant, they would be required to say that gi...