Immigration-related bills stall in Alabama Legislature’s 2026 session

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 1,162

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Immigration consumed the Alabama Legislature in 2025. Not this year.

Lawmakers considered a total of seven bills that would have affected immigrants in several ways, from immigration enforcement to their eligibility to seek elected office. But unlike 2025, when the Legislature passed two immigration-related bills, none of this year’s immigration legislation passed by the time the session concluded Thursday.

For immigrants’ rights groups, that was a relief.

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