New Jersey jails are now banned from working with ICE to detain federal immigration suspects, under a bill signed Friday by Gov. The new law bars local and private jails from "entering into, renewing, or extending" detention agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "For far too long, New Jersey has enabled and profited from ICE’s cruel immigration detention system that tears apart families and communities," ACLU-NJ Policy Director Sarah Fajardo said in a statement Friday. "With the signing of this bill, New Jersey is taking a first step towards ending its complicity in the mass detention of noncitizens." "Many of these individuals are immigrants who have lived in New Jersey for years, enriching our communities, and strengthening local economies," Weinberg said.

Source: Fox News August 21, 2021 16:49 UTC