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Under US federal law, public schools must enrol any student within their respective jurisdictions.

From BBC

Public schools are required under federal law to enroll any student within their jurisdiction, and in California, school officials are not allowed to ask about their immigration status.

The possibility of increased deportations and workplace raids, however, could put him on a collision course with Democratic-leaning states and jurisdictions that may decide to push back or not co-operate.

From BBC

Gaetz refused to cooperate with the investigation and abruptly resigned from Congress after the announcement of his nomination, ending the committee’s jurisdiction over him — though not the possibility that the report could still become public.

The committee lost its jurisdiction over Gaetz with his resignation, making an official release of the report unlikely.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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