Information Concerning
Alabama’s Immigration Law
Text of the Acts
Download Alabama Immigration Law - Act No. 2011-535 (PDF Version)
Download Amendments to Alabama Immigration Law – Act No. 2012-491 (PDF Version)
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Litigation
Governor Bentley signed Act No. 2011-535, the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, into law on June 9, 2011. Amendments to the law were made by Act No. 2012-491, which was signed into law on May 18, 2012. The Attorney General has actively defended the law against various legal challenges, as is his duty. Click on one of the case names below to learn more about a particular lawsuit, or click on Litigation Documents to get a listing of hyperlinks to key filings in all the suits.
Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama v. Bentley
United States v. Alabama
Parsley v. Bentley
Doe v. Bentley (case closed)
Central Alabama Fair Housing Center v. Magee
Litigation Documents