DOJ opinion urges states to report migrants lacking permanent legal status

The Justice Department on Wednesday concluded that states must alert the federal government to any migrants without permanent legal status who are seeking access to welfare and other programs for low-income families. The opinion from the department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) rescinds Clinton-era guidance that it said “construed the reporting requirement much more narrowly” and is…

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