Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) signed three new bills into law regulating the activities of federal immigration officers in New Jersey.
“We’re not going to allow mass federal agents to terrorize our state,” Sherrill said during a Wednesday bill signing. “I can’t believe we have to say this, but in the United States of America, we’re not going to tolerate mass roving militias pretending, pretending, to be well-trained law enforcement agents.”
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The three bills ban ICE officers from wearing masks, restrain state agencies from indiscriminately sharing residents’ immigration status, and codify a state Attorney General directive limiting the degree to which local law enforcement has to collaborate with federal immigration officers.
“Donald Trump’s untrained, unaccountable, masked ICE agents are putting people in danger. That’s why in New Jersey, we are protecting our communities — strengthening our protections, banning ICE agents from wearing masks, and protecting residents’ privacy from federal overreach,” Sherrill said.
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