(The Center Square) - An Arizona federal judge denied a temporary restraining order to block part of a state law that allows Arizona to protect its border with Mexico.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project sued the state earlier this month, challenging a portion of Proposition 314, also known as Arizona’s Secure the Border Act. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for Arizona.

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