New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill Signs Bills to Limit State Cooperation on Immigration Enforcement
At the center of the new measures is the formal codification of the state’s Immigrant Trust Directive.
New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill delivers remarks at her election night watch party in East Brunswick, N.J., on Nov. 4, 2025. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed a series of laws on March 25 that significantly limited how state and local authorities can cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
“It’s pretty clear that New Jersey law enforcement should enforce New Jersey laws,” Sherrill said before signing the bills.
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
