NEWS FLASH

AL House Approves Changes To Harmful Immigration Law | The Alabma House passed a bill that makes some positive changes to HB 56, the state’s harmful anti-immigrant law, but also contains provisions that makes the state even more unfriendly to immigrants. The changes to HB 56 include only allowing officers to question people about their citizenship during traffic citations or arrests — but lets police question everyone in the car — and clarify that people don’t need to show proof of citizenship for tag renewals and public utilities service. And under the changes, schools are no longer required to collect data on newly enrolled students’ immigration status, but schools superintendents must submit reports on the impact of undocumented immigrant students on education in the state.