U.S.Attorney General Eric Holder holds a press conference in the White House. AP.

The United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it had filed a law suit against the state of Arizona and her Governor Jan Brewer, for approving the SB 1070 immigration law last April.

The announcement was made by the US Attorney General Eric Holder, and the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and former Arizona Gov., Janet Napolitano.

Holder said he understood that “Arizonans are understandably frustrated with illegal immigration, but diverting federal resources away from dangerous aliens such as terrorism suspects and aliens with criminal records will impact the entire country’s safety”. (more…)