Trenton, New Jersey – Trump administration Sues New Jersey On a state order prohibiting federal immigration agents from making arrests in non-public areas of state property, such as correctional facilities and courthouses.
The Justice Department’s lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Trenton, challenges the governor. Mickey Sherrill ‘s February 11 Executive Orderwhich also prohibits the use of state property as a staging or processing area for immigration enforcement.
Sherrill, a Democrat He took office The lawsuit said on January 20 that it “insists on harboring criminal offenders from federal law enforcement,” accusing them of trying to obstruct federal law enforcement and thwart President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration campaign.
The lawsuit, which misspelled her name as “Sheryl,” said Sherrill’s executive order “creates an intolerable obstacle” to immigration enforcement and “directly regulates and discriminates” against the federal government.
He was asked about the lawsuit on Tuesday“I think what the federal government should be focusing on now, instead of attacking states like New Jersey that are working to keep people safe, is actually training ICE agents,” Sherrill said.
Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said the Trump administration was “wasting its resources on a pointless legal challenge.” She said New Jersey will fight the lawsuit and “will continue to ensure the safety of our state’s immigrant communities.”
The lawsuit is the latest in the Trump administration’s fight against state and local restrictions on immigration enforcement.
Last year, the Justice Department sued Minnesota and Colorado, as well as cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Denver, over so-called sanctuary laws, which are intended to prevent police from cooperating with immigration agents.
Last May, the Trump administration He sued four cities in New Jersey – Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken – on such policies. This case is pending.