Justice department orders US states to expand how they report undocumented immigrants

New DoJ opinion says entire state government has duty to report, not just agencies responsible for welfare programs The US Department of Justice has ordered states to expand how they report undocumented immigrants to the federal government, according to a legal opinion from Tuesday that reverses a policy that has been in place for nearly 30 years. Under the new opinion, issued by the department’s office of legal counsel, any state that takes federal money through support schemes for low-income…