Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters · ¶43

IIRIRA’s enactment history also supports this view. Section 1373 was passed to respond to a particular problem: state and local agencies refusing to cooperate with federal officials in enforcing immigration laws. See H. R. Rep. No. 104–725, p. 383 (1996); S. Rep. No. 104–249, pp. 19–20 (1996). The language Congress ultimately chose sweeps more broadly, insofar as it covers federal, state, and local officials alike. But there is no reason to believe that Congress meant to repeal laws that would otherwise prohibit federal agencies from disclosing citizenship information.

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