LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Shortly after the Supreme Court upheld a key provision of Arizona's immigration law, Brewer took to her Web site to express her displeasure. "Within the last two hours, I have been notified the Obama administration has revoked the 287(g) agreement," which allows Arizona police to partner with the federal government in enforcing immigration law.

Brewer pointed out that 68 law enforcement bodies in 24 states have 287(g) agreements with the federal government, the only exception being Arizona's," the state that happens to be on the front lines of America's fight against illegal immigration," Brewer said. "We are on our own, apparently.

"I suppose I shouldn't be surprised," she continued. "The Obama administration has fought the people of Arizona at every turn -- downplaying the threat that a porous border poses to our citizens, filing suit in order to block our State from protecting itself, unilaterally granting immunity to tens of thousands of illegal aliens living in our midst, and now this. Still, the disarmament of Arizona's 287(g) agreements is a new low, even for this administration."

Analysis offered by the Associated Press says that if federal agents decline to pick up illegal aliens, there is no way for Arizona to force federal authorities to detain them.

I other words, local police in the state of Arizona will have to let them go unless they're suspected of committing a crime, and not just being in the U.S. illegally. This would require the suspects to be arrested and jailed.

Brewer noted that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security credits the 287(g) program with identifying nearly 300,000 potentially-removable aliens nationwide since 2006. Moreover, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has trained and certified more than 1,500 state and local officers to assist in the enforcement of immigration law, including many in Arizona.

"The President's action should be of concern to all Americans," Brewer said. "This fight is not over. President Obama may disregard Congress. He may target individual states like Arizona. He may generally act with impunity. But he is not above judgment - and the American people will have theirs very soon."

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that Section 2(B) of Arizona's immigration law (SB 1070), the part requiring police officers to check the immigration status of all individuals detained for other crimes is indeed constitutional. However, the court said that provision may be challenged anew in court.

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