ICE targets 7-Elevens nationwide, including N.J., in immigration raids
Immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven convenience stores across the country Wednesday, including New Jersey, to begin checking on employees’ immigration status in what officials described as the largest operation against an employer under Donald Trump’s presidency. Agents targeted about 100 stores nationwide, broadening an investigation that began four years ago with a case […]
Newark mayor signs sweeping sanctuary city executive order
Mayor Ras Baraka signed what is the city’s most sweeping declaration yet to protect undocumented residents against President Donald Trump’s federal immigration policies. Surrounded by municipal council members and advocacy groups, Baraka signed a detailed 10-page executive order on Monday that cements Newark’s sanctuary city policy.
Top cops to Trump: Sanctuary cities make us safer | Moran
If you want to understand the emotional fight over “sanctuary cities” the place to begin is at police headquarters. You don’t find a lot of tender-hearted liberals advocating open borders there. You find hard men and women who risk their necks every day to keep a lid on the local bloodshed. So I spoke with […]
N.J. bill would fund sanctuary cities denied federal dollars by Trump
New Jersey lawmakers from immigrant-rich Hudson County on Tuesday announced a bill that would provide state aid to sanctuary cities denied federal funds for failing to comply with immigration rules. The bill was introduced in both houses of the legislature on Tuesday by State Sen. Brian Stack, Assemblyman Raj Mukherji and Assemblywoman Annette…
Miami-Dade mayor orders jails to comply with Trump crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ counties
Fearing a loss of millions of dollars for defying immigration authorities, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez on Thursday ordered county jails to comply with federal immigration detention requests — effectively gutting the county’s position as a “sanctuary” for immigrants in the country illegally. Gimenez cited an executive order signed Wednesday by President Donald Trump that…