State Laws on Immigration Enforcement (2026)
See the
Appendix for more detail.
Analysis reflects impacts of enacted state laws across 22 parameters. For each parameter, laws are evaluated on a 5 count spectrum from protecting to harming immigrants.
States in White have no state laws enacted on immigration enforcement.
"Protects" = state has specific policies protecting immigrants or limiting actions of federal immigration enforcement.
"Harms" = state has specific policies mandating assistance or involvement in federal immigration enforcement.
"N/A" = state does not have policies protecting or harming immigrants relating to that issue.
Analysis reflects impacts of enacted state laws across 22 parameters. For each parameter, laws are evaluated on a 5 count spectrum from protecting to harming immigrants.
States in White have no state laws enacted on immigration enforcement.
"Protects" = state has specific policies protecting immigrants or limiting actions of federal immigration enforcement.
"Harms" = state has specific policies mandating assistance or involvement in federal immigration enforcement.
"N/A" = state does not have policies protecting or harming immigrants relating to that issue.
Source: Immigrant Legal Resource Center