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Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Business leaders, Republicans and religious groups in favor of overhauling immigration laws are announcing a new focus on South Carolina, where a key Senate supporter, Republican Lindsey Graham, is up for re-election.

Monday, December 10, 2012  South Carolina has issued notice it plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling keeping most of the state's tough new immigration law from going into effect.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  A federal judge has upheld a South Carolina law allowing police to check people's immigration status.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  A federal judge is considering whether some aspects of South Carolina's tough new immigration law should take effect.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  A special unit devoted to investigating illegal immigration cases in South Carolina says it's been successful in its first few months.

Friday, July 06, 2012  A federal judge is reconsidering a ruling made in December that struck down key parts South Carolina’s immigration law, which was modeled on similar legislation to that in Arizona.

Monday, June 25, 2012  On Monday, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling threw out key provisions in Arizona's illegal immigration law, causing ripple effects in other states that used Arizona's measure as a blueprint. However, a controversial measure that is part of South Carolina's law was preserved.

Monday, June 25, 2012  Supreme Court strikes down key provisions, but not the 'papers please' portion of the Arizona law

Friday, May 11, 2012  Federal officials sue Arizona sheriff Arpaio over allegations of racial profiling of Latinos

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  The American Civil Liberties Union criticized South Carolina’s anti-illegal immigration bill Tuesday during stops in Columbia and Charleston.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union are scheduled to visit South Carolina to talk about immigration rights. The ACLU's "Mobile Rights Team" is making stops in Columbia and Charleston on Tuesday.

Sunday, March 18, 2012  A loophole in South Carolina's immigration law exempts farmworkers and private maids and nannies from a mandatory immigration status check.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  An illegal immigrant has been arrested after assaulting two men with a machete on separate occasions.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  A federal judge in South Carolina has halted a lawsuit over the state's tough new immigration law pending the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court decision on a similar challenge in Arizona.

Monday, December 19, 2011  A federal judge says he will rule by Dec. 31 whether to block South Carolina's tough new immigration law from taking effect.