United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 8. ALIENS AND NATIONALITY |
Chapter 14. RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS |
SubChapter IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 1644. Communication between State and local government agencies and Immigration and Naturalization Service
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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.
Miscellaneous
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.