Updated April 16, 2024 State of Play | Navigating Immigration Policy at the State Level Immigration is historically a federal issue, but an increase in the number of people coming to the U.S. has brought renewed attention to the way immigration affects state policies. Immigration State Legislatures News
Updated January 23, 2024 Justices Allow Removal of Texas’ Razor Wire on US-Mexico Border A U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows U.S. border agents to remove razor wire installed by the state of Texas to stem the flow of illegal border crossings. Immigration State-Federal State Legislatures News
Updated December 23, 2023 Immigration Legislation Database This database covers bills and resolutions related to immigration and immigrants, including a wide range of topics such as education, employment, health, licensing and public benefits, among others. Immigration Database
Updated December 14, 2023 Immigration Laws and Current State Immigration Legislation Bill summaries and current state immigration laws and legislation contained in searchable database. Search by state for latest immigration legislation information. Immigration Database
Updated June 30, 2023 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. Immigration State-Federal State Legislatures News
Updated March 13, 2023 States Offering Driver’s Licenses to Immigrants Explore NCSL's map and table reviewing enacted laws to allow unauthorized immigrants to obtain a driver’s licenses. Immigration Map Table
Updated December 12, 2022 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | Federal Policy and Examples of State Actions Federal policy on deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) led to consideration of legislative change in states related to driver's licenses and in-state tuition. Immigration
Updated December 12, 2022 Immigrant Eligibility for Health Care Programs in the United States This brief lays out the main federal programs that offer health care coverage and services to low-income populations, including legal permanent immigrants, temporary immigrants, humanitarian immigrants and unauthorized immigrant populations residing in the United States. Immigration
Updated December 12, 2022 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. Immigration
Updated November 28, 2022 Integrating Immigrants and Refugees Can Be an Economic Boon State offices of immigrant and refugee integration are helping new residents contribute to the economy and become citizens. Immigration State Legislatures Magazine
Updated March 16, 2021 Enacted Immigration Legislation Decreased by 30% in 2020 Compared to 2019 Immigration-related legislation took a hit in 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic, resulting in 127 state-enacted laws compared with 181 in 2019. Lawmakers also adopted 79 resolutions related to immigration. Immigration
Updated March 08, 2021 Report on State Immigration Laws | 2020 This report summarizes laws and resolutions enacted in 2020. Laws included in this overview address legal immigrants, migrant and seasonal workers, refugees or unauthorized immigrants. Immigration Table