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AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - How states are testing ICE resistance strategies

While Congress is at a virtual stand-still on ICE reforms, state governments are working to put guardrails on federal immigration enforcement. Why it matters: State lawmakers across the country are testing the extent to which they can counter President Trump's immigration blitz. It's already leading to legal fights. Driving the news: During this year's legislative sessions in Virginia , Colorado , Oregon and beyond , lawmakers are weighing limits on federal immigration enforcement and proposing new accountability measures. - But there's a red line states can't cross in their efforts, says Vikram Amar, a professor of law at UC Davis. States "can tell their local officials, 'We don't want you doing ICE's job,' but they can't tell ICE…