"It is understandable that communities remain frustrated with the broken immigration system, but a patchwork of state laws is not the solution and will only create problems," said Attorney General Eric Holder in a press statement.
The South Carolina law, passed in June, is set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, unless it is blocked by a federal judge. Like the measures against unauthorized immigration in other states, the South Carolina law requires police officers to question the immigration status of individuals stopped for other reasons if the officers suspect them to be undocumented.
