NJ panel advances bills to strengthen immigrant protections, target ICE

The measures’ advancement comes as New Jersey Democrats take more aggressive actions to curb federal immigration enforcement.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 877

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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New Jersey lawmakers advanced three immigration-related bills intended to strengthen protections for migrants and curb federal immigration agents in the Garden State, though immigrant advocates criticized one of the bills as not robust enough.

The trio of bills, approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday after they cleared an Assembly panel last week, includes a proposal to codify the Immigrant Trust Directive, a 2018 state attorney general order that restricts …

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