# DOJ says states must report undocumented immigrants to receive federal funding

https://mins.news/en/item/42633

- NBC News, 2026-09-02 20:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doj-says-states-report-undocumented-immigrants-get-federal-funding-rcna595767

> The Justice Department issued a new legal interpretation on Wednesday aimed at pressuring every state to report undocumented immigrants living in its communities and advance President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation plan.

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