DOJ opinion urges states to report migrants lacking permanent legal status
Summary
The U.S. Justice Department has decided that states must inform the federal government about migrants who do not have permanent legal status when they apply for welfare and other low-income family programs. This new opinion replaces older guidance from the Clinton administration that allowed states to report fewer details.Key Facts
- The Justice Department issued this opinion through its Office of Legal Counsel (OLC).
- States are now required to report migrants without permanent legal status applying for welfare programs.
- The opinion cancels previous guidance from the 1990s under President Clinton.
- The older guidance allowed more limited reporting by states.
- The change aims to give the federal government more information about migrant access to public benefits.
- This affects programs that provide aid to low-income families.
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