A newly surfaced internal email sent to New Jersey State Police personnel has ignited a political firestorm, revealing that officers were directed not to comply with federal immigration arrest warrants. The March 24 message, which surfaced through Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, has renewed criticism of New Jersey’s “sanctuary” policies.
The email, authored by New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan, states that officers are not legally permitted to act on “Outstanding Administrative Warrants of Removal from the United States.” This guidance follows the addition of 27,000 such warrants to the National Crime Information Center.
“Taking law enforcement action by arresting a subject based solely on an ‘Outstanding Administrative Warrant’ would violate the Attorney General’s Immigration Trust Directive,” the email
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