1. United States
2. N.J.
3. Letter

I urge you to take swift and decisive action to protect immigrant communities across our state. I appreciate your recent announcement about a system for rivacy, and public trust. residents to document ICE activity. Transparency is important. However, this step must be paired with firm policy commitments that protect due process, p At a minimum, I ask that you publicly commit to maintaining New Jer port crimes, enroll their children in school, seek health care, and ement. Any weakening of this policy would have immediate and harmfu l consequences for community safety and trust. engage with public institutions without fear of immigration enforc sey’s Immigrant Trust Directive. The ITD has allowed families to re Maintaining the ITD should be the floor, not the ceiling. New Jerse g been championed by Democratic leaders, including yourself, and it must now be upheld in practice—not just in rhetoric. irst being afforded full due process rights. This principle has lon y must also ensure that no resident is turned over to ICE without f ement Identification Act, and legislation to codify the Immigrant T I also urge you to protect New Jerseyans’ personal data from misuse k, I strongly ask that you sign them without delay. judicially unsound “final orders of removal”) again reach your des by federal agencies. If the Privacy Protection Act, the Law Enforc rust Directive (especially without carveouts for charged crimes and now will signal that our state stands for fairness, privacy, and t he safety of all who call New Jersey home. Thank you for your time This is a defining moment for New Jersey’s leadership. Clear action and consideration.