Other sections of the law were struck down, including warrant-less arrest of those believed to commit a deportable crime and criminalizing those without status to seek or hold employment.
The government estimates that deportable aliens -- those who have overstayed their visas as well as those who have committed crimes that make them ineligible to remain in the United States -- totals about 314, 000 people of various nationalities.
CNN: U.S. officials: Deportable aliens from Mideast targeted