States gain power to enforce immigration laws
This act allows states and their local governments to create and enforce their own criminal and civil penalties for immigration violations. This means citizens could face legal consequences at the state level for actions already prohibited by federal immigration law. State penalties cannot be harsher than federal ones.
Key points
States and local governments can now enact their own penalties for immigration law violations.
State penalties cannot exceed federal penalties for the same offenses.
The act removes a provision that previously limited states' ability to enforce certain immigration laws.
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