Communication between State and local government agencies and Immigration and Naturalization Service
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/us/usc/t8/s1644
Title
8 — Aliens and Nationality
Chapter
CH14
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, no State or local government entity may be prohibited, or in any way restricted, from sending to or receiving from the Immigration and Naturalization Service information regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of an alien in the United States.
(Pub. L. 104–193, title IV, § 434, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2275.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions
For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under section 1551 of this title.
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