NJ lawmakers advance trio of immigration bills during tense meeting

The prior governor vetoed versions of the two bills that advanced Thursday. It’s unclear whether Gov. Mikie Sherrill supports them.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 869

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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A state Assembly committee advanced two bills aimed at protecting the immigrant community and limiting local law enforcement’s cooperation with immigration agents, roughly three weeks after the former governor vetoed similar legislation in his final hours in office.

Immigrant activists have been pushing for some form of the legislation to become law for more than a year, but they griped Thursday that one of the bills has been watered down since …

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