New Jersey Governor Mikey Sherrill Some have banned immigration agents from state property and launched an online portal for residents to share videos and photos of enforcement activities.
Sherrill, A A democratsigned an executive order Wednesday barring immigration officials from accessing non-public parts of government-owned property without a judicial warrant. NJ.com. The ban prohibits immigration agents from using state property as bases for enforcement operations.
“We also watched dozens of videos of Donald Trump [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] Agents are abusing their authority, destroying cars, gassing families, shooting American citizens and violating our basic rights,” Sherrill commented. News conference Reported by NJ.com.
Amid growing scrutiny ICE New Jersey officials said the State Attorney’s Office will review the activities, photos and videos uploaded to the web portal. “While we cannot guarantee any specific action by our office in response to reports on the portal, we will carefully review each report,” Acting State Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is reported to have said.
Sherrill’s programs came like this Donald Trump His administration has stepped up immigration enforcement, targeting heavily Democrat-held states. The US president’s enforcement blitzes in Minnesota have prompted ongoing demonstrations over agents’ heavy-handed approach to immigrants and protesters; Immigration agents kill two US citizens during enforcement surge.
Civil rights advocates praised Sherrill’s efforts.
“ICE is out of control, putting our communities at risk, and it must be stopped,” said ACLU Executive Director Amol Sinha. New Jersey. “New Jersey will not cooperate as federal agents terrorize our residents and attack our basic constitutional liberties – the time for action and leadership is now. By using his executive authority to hold ICE accountable, Governor Sherrill is doing what every governor across the country should be doing.”
“We appreciate Governor Sherrill’s meaningful efforts to combat ICE’s lawlessness and abuse through this executive order and look forward to working with her administration to ensure that everyone who calls our state home feels truly safe to live the lives we all deserve,” Sinha said. added. “New Jersey must do everything in its power to keep families safe and protect democracy and immediately pass legislation protecting our residents from ICE.”
