WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rob Menendez released the following statement after Governor Mikie Sherrill signed three immigrant protection bills into law:
“Today, families across New Jersey can feel safer and more secure because the Immigrant Trust Directive is now law, Trump’s untrained paramilitary forces are banned from hiding behind masks, and sensitive data is not being shared with the federal government.
“I am grateful for Governor Sherrill’s leadership for making this victory a reality, and to the legislators and advocates who never gave up in this critical fight. There is more work to do and I will always fight alongside our partners at all levels to protect our communities just as I did for the critical protections signed into law today.”
Since coming to Congress, Rep. Rob Menendez has been a leader on fighting for immigrant rights. Menendez has called for the end of ICE and led efforts to demand that ICE agents identify themselves when conducting enforcement operations. Earlier this year, Menendez was on the ground in Minnesota for a field hearing, listening to the testimony of victims of ICE and DHS’s abuses and state and local elected officials. Last year, Reps. Menendez, Watson Coleman, and McIver were conducting legal oversight at the Delaney Hall detention facility when they were confronted by over 20-armed ICE and HSI agents in an incident that gained national attention.
