I received this request from one of our friends with another national group and I would welcome your thoughts which I would pass along: In response to request from Rep. Culberson, Office of Justice Programs has put out new guidance for Byrne Justice Assistance Grant and State Criminal Alien Assistance programs on compliance with § 1373. Am working with counterparts in state and local government and law enforcement organizations, and some immigration advocacy groups, to determine seriousness of this guidance. In addition there is a USDOJ OIG report that was just released. One school of thought is that since § 1373 doesn't apply to policies regarding asking immigration status and only to those which prohibit sharing information, and much of that information automatically gets shared when a person is arrested and processed, this may not be a huge issue that will jeopardized funding. It is cause for concern, however. Any thoughts you or your folks have on this would be much appreciated. Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Executive Director and General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc. 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1440 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 202-466-5424 x7110 Direct: 202-742-1016 Cell: 240-876-6790 Plan ahead: IMLA's Annual Conference September 28 - October 2, 2016 - San Diego IMLA's Section 1983 Litigation Defense and Annual Seminar April 20-24, 2017- Omni Shoreham, DC