... In his sole assignment of error, defendant contends that the enforcement of La. RS 14:100.13,
as written, constitutes an impermissible exercise of the state's police power and violates the federal
government's authority to regulate immigration in contravention of US Const. art. ...
... After the defendant's arrest, Trooper Douglas notified the Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) of the defendant's presence. ... The State also generally argues that federal
immigration law does not preempt the criminal statute at issue. ...
... Defendant contends that the statute in question departs from the federal scheme by requiring
state and local law enforcement officials, who lack training in applying immigration law, to make
independent determinations about a driver's immigration status. ...