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The Immigrant Policy Project, established in 1992, examines the role of state and local government in the development and implementation of immigrant policy. Once immigrants and refugees have entered the United States, state and local governments are responsible for a range of policies affecting them, from education and law enforcement, to employment and health and human services. The Immigrant Policy Project provides nonpartisan research, analysis, and technical assistance to state legislators and legislative staff across the country on federal and state immigration-related laws and promising practices in immigrant integration.

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Supreme Court Issues Pair of Immigration Rulings

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two immigration rulings in its race to finish the final month of its 2022-23 term. The decisions in U.S. v. Hansen and U.S. v. Texas are victories for the Biden administration, which prevailed in both cases.

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Legal Aid for Unaccompanied Children in the U.S. Illegally

Children entering the United States alone are afforded certain protections under U.S. immigration law, but legal counsel is not one of them. Congress and several states have created or proposed legislation to provide counsel to minors in the U.S. illegally.
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