South Carolina ban on renting to and hiring undocumented immigrants put on hold. Summerville, South Carolina town council voted on Wednesday to postpone a final decision on the ban until an attorney looked at the language more closely. Some councilmen fear passing the ban will “disturb the racial harmony that exists amongst various ethnic groups.” Those council members against the ban hope that people will speak up as to the laws' negative effects before they have to vote again.

Georgia gubernatorial candidate announces support of Arizona’s immigration law. Tuesday, Georgia voters will go to the polls in the gubernatorial primary. Five days before the primary, Democrat Roy Barnes announced his support of implementing an Arizona style law in Georgia, as long as it did not allow for racial profiling. Barnes is the frontrunner going into the primary.

Philadelphia will no longer provide data on victims and witnesses to ICE. On Friday Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter announced that the city will continue reporting arrest data to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but with a significant change. Philadelphia will not share information about witnesses and victims with ICE in an attempt to meet the demands of pro-immigrant groups. Pro-immigrant groups argue witnesses will be more willing to report crimes if they do not have to fear deportation. 

Governors of Arizona and Texas will not attend a meeting of U.S. and Mexican border governors. New Mexico will host a rescheduled meeting of border governors in September. The meeting was originally scheduled to be in Arizona, but Gov. Brewer of Arizona called it off. Governors Brewer and Perry will not attend the meeting. The meeting of 6 Mexican governors and U.S. border governors is held annually to “approve resolutions on issues ranging from pollution and water to international trade and border violence.”