DOJ officials initiated immigration meetings in Phoenix with Arizona AG, aides to governor

DOJ officials met in Phoenix with Arizona AG

WASHINGTON — Justice Department officials have told the Arizona attorney general in a face-to-face meeting in Phoenix that the federal government has serious reservations about Arizona’s new immigration law.

The Justice Department initiated separate meetings with Attorney General Terry Goddard and aides to Gov. Jan Brewer in an effort to reach out to Arizona officials and ask a series of questions, hoping to elicit information from state officials regarding the Obama administration’s concerns over the new law.

Federal officials fear the state law could lead to widespread racial profiling.