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February 14, 2020 State & Local Legislation

Virginia Crossover: Driver’s Licenses, In-State Tuition, Sanctuary, and Voting

The 2020 Virginia General Assembly session has reached its halfway point, called Crossover Day. Crossover is the date by which bills must be passed by one of the Chambers or they are effectively dead.
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February 14, 2020 State & Local Legislation

Florida E-Verify Bill Passes Committee Severely Weakened

E-Verify legislation aimed at ensuring a legal workforce is finally advancing in Florida, but was recently dramatically weakened even as it emerged from a key committee.
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February 14, 2020 State & Local Legislation

Anti-Sanctuary Bills Advance in Kentucky and Oklahoma, Introduced in Georgia

Anti-sanctuary legislation rapidly pass one chamber of each state legislature in Kentucky and Oklahoma, as well as be introduced in Georgia
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February 7, 2020 State & Local Legislation

Massachusetts Committee Considers Sanctuary Bills

On January 24, the Massachusetts state legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Safety & Homeland Security held a hearing on several bills that would impose sanctuary policies throughout the Commonwealth.
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January 31, 2020 State & Local Legislation

Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Aliens Likely To Pass In Virginia

Virginia is on the brink of passing driver’s licenses for illegal aliens. This is not a new proposal in the Old Dominion, as both Republicans and Democrats have filed legislation in previous years, but then it was rejected in committee.
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January 31, 2020 State & Local Legislation

Federal Government Joins Lawsuits against New Jersey Sanctuary Directive

Growing opposition to sanctuary policies in New Jersey got a significant boost in January as the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) joined two lawsuits by Garden State counties and officials against the state’s attorney general (AG), Gurbir Grewal, challenging his dangerous sanctuary directive.
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January 24, 2020 State & Local Legislation

Anti-Sanctuary Bills Filed in Kentucky and Oklahoma

State legislators in Kentucky and Oklahoma have recently introduced anti-sanctuary bills that would prohibit jurisdictions from employing dangerous policies that shield illegal aliens and endanger innocent lives.
Florida Capitol Building
January 24, 2020 State & Local Legislation

E-Verify “Compromise” Bills Filed In Florida

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) ran on two major proposals for true immigration reform – banning sanctuary policies and mandating that employers use E-Verify to ensure a legal workforce.
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January 16, 2020 State & Local Legislation

Federal Authorities Review State Laws Granting Drivers’ Licenses to Illegal Aliens

The Trump Administration is poised to take a close look at state laws that allow illegal aliens to get drivers’ licenses, after New York’s “Green Light” Law took effect and New Jersey passed similar legislation in December.
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January 16, 2020 State & Local Legislation

Immigration Detention Contractor Sues California over Private Prison Ban

On December 30, , the GEO Group (GEO) filed suit against the State of California, claiming that the Golden State’s ban on private prisons and immigration detention centers is unconstitutional.