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A group of New Jersey Republicans is trying to reverse a directive from nan state's wide territory lawyer wide that "handcuffs" section rule enforcement practice pinch national migration officials.
Assemblymen Greg Myhre and Brian Rumpf and authorities Sen. Carmen Amato Jr., are gaining support from astir a twelve Republicans successful nan authorities legislature for their companion bill. Introduced successful some nan authorities Assembly and Senate, nan bills would repeal nan alleged "sanctuary state" directive to let section constabulary officers to coordinate pinch ICE to detain illegal migrants.
"The New Jersey Attorney General’s directive handcuffs rule enforcement and, overall, undermines nationalist safety, placing citizens astatine consequence by creating a abstracted people of group who are permitted to flagrantly break nan rule and undermine U.S. sovereignty," nan lawmakers said successful a statement.
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New Jersey's AG issued a 2018 directive that prohibits section rule enforcement from afloat collaborating pinch ICE agents. (Getty Images)
New Jersey is 1 of nan states astir overwhelmed by forbidden migrant arrivals successful caller months. This year, buses of undocumented migrants person been dropped disconnected astatine various NJ Transit train stations, New Jersey officials person said. Many of nan migrant families being dropped disconnected location person past made their ain trek to New York City.
"Our lawyer wide could hole this correct away," Myrhe told Fox News Digital Wednesday. "I'd for illustration to opportunity we could hole this legislatively, and that this could be nan legislature efficaciously checking nan executive branch if we tin get that level of support."
MIGRANTS FLOWN TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD ON FLIGHTS COORDINATED BY DESANTIS CAN SUE AVIATION COMPANY
Thousands of migrants person arrived successful New Jersey complete nan past year. (David Peinado/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The lawmakers said nan bill's transition "faces an uphill battle" among nan state's Democratic trifecta. The politician is simply a Democrat and some nan House and Senate are controlled by Democrats.
"Regardless, this is simply a superior rumor pinch nationalist implications that needs to beryllium debated by nan authorities legislature if we want to beryllium superior astir nationalist information and really authorities taxation dollars are being spent," they said. "We will besides proceed to amended nan nationalist and our colleagues successful nan legislature connected nan dangers of perpetuating this lawless policy."
Under Attorney General Matt Platkin's directive, first issued successful 2018, state, region and section rule enforcement agencies are prohibited from assisting and moreover communicating pinch ICE agents erstwhile nan intent is to enforce national migration law.
The directive besides places limitations connected rule enforcement regarding migration detainers, barring them from notifying individuals of their impending merchandise from custody aliases extending detention solely based connected civilian migration detainer requests.
SOME OF 49 MIGRANTS FLOWN TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA ARE NOW ABLE TO LEGALLY WORK IN US
Multiple migrants wade done nan Rio Grande successful Eagle Pass, Texas, Sept. 27, 2023. (Benjamin Lowy for Fox News Digital )
"This is simply a slap successful nan look to each law-abiding, taxpaying national who is fed up pinch national and authorities migration policies that are failing our nation," nan lawmakers said.
There are upward of 500,000 forbidden migrants surviving successful New Jersey, according to nan American Immigration Council, and astir 17,000 entered nan authorities illegally successful 2023.
Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
Jamie Joseph is simply a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital sum of nan Senate.
