US Edition‘Sanctuary City’ Trenton Should Brace for Immigration Fight (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)
- On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Justice Department sued four New Jersey cities—Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken—over their sanctuary city policies in federal court in Newark.
- The lawsuit challenges policies that bar local police from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement, arguing these measures obstruct federal efforts and break immigration law.
- City leaders including Mayors Ras Baraka, Andre Sayegh, Ravi Bhalla, and Steven Fulop strongly defended their policies as protecting immigrants' rights and public safety, promising legal resistance.
- Baraka emphasized that individuals are more inclined to come forward with information about crimes when they do not fear being deported, while Bhalla affirmed that Hoboken is committed to strongly protecting its legal rights.
- This case marks the latest federal effort under President Trump's administration against sanctuary policies, with implications for local-federal relations and immigrant protections in New Jersey.
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Rachel Kahn |THE CITYImmigration has continued to be a central issue in local politics this year, particularly with New York City’s sanctuary city status under intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration. Mayor Eric Adams has pledged to collaborate with Washington’s orders, allegedly in exchange for dropping criminal charges against him. And while many New Yorkers will have the opportunity this June to express their view on thi…
DOJ Sues 4 NJ Cities for Obstructing ICE
The Department of Justice is suing four New Jersey cities, including Newark, Paterson, Jersey City, and Hoboken, for allegedly obstructing federal immigration authorities with their sanctuary policies. The lawsuit claims officials in Newark, Jersey City, Paterson and Hoboken have been unconstitutionally blocking the feds from coordinating with local authorities to apprehend and deport illegal immigrants. […] The post DOJ Sues 4 NJ Cities for Obs…
The Department of Justice Sues Four Sanctuary Cities in New Jersey
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against four sanctuary cities in New Jersey, arguing that their protections for undocumented immigrants are unlawful. The four cities being sued are Newark, Jersey City, Patterson, and Hoboken. Like other sanctuary cities, these jurisdictions have policies limiting their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement actions. “All have adopted policies with the clear objecti…
Feds sue four Democrat mayors for policies blocking immigration enforcement
The Trump administration is suing, clockwise from top left, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh, and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla, among others, in a complaint that targets the city’s ordinances that protect undocumented immigrants from detention and deportation. (Photos by Andrew Harnik/Getty and Fran Baltzer, Danielle Richards, and Reena Rose Sibayan for New Jersey Monitor)TRENTON, N.J. – The U.S. g…
‘Sanctuary City’ Trenton should brace for immigration fight (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)
Readers were forewarned about the Feds taking their immigration fight to sanctuary cities following the return of President Donald Trump. So, news Friday that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against undocumented resident safe haven municipalities Newark, Paterson, Jersey City and Hoboken, arrives without surprise. The DOJ complaint alleges sanctuary city policies obstruct federal immigration enforcement. The lawsuit claims these polici…
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