The new illegal immigration measure that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley plans to sign into law will face a legal challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union.
The governor plans to sign the tougher immigration bill Monday.
It requires police in South Carolina to check suspects' immigration status and mandates that all businesses check their hires through a federal online system.
State ACLU Director Victoria Middleton said Monday her group and other organizations will join to challenge the new law. Middleton says the challenge will claim the law will increase racial profiling and subject anyone who looks or sounds foreign to discrimination.
Middleton said the litigation will be filed before the law takes effect in January.
