Jackson Mayor Demands New Jersey Scrap Sanctuary Rules After 9-Month-Old Dies in Crash
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 5
Jackson Mayor Demands New Jersey Scrap Sanctuary Rules After 9-Month-Old Dies in Crash
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 5
Summary
Jennifer Kuhn said New Jersey should roll back sanctuary-style limits on police cooperation with ICE after an Aug. 28 parking-lot crash in Jackson killed a 9-month-old and critically injured the child's mother and 5-year-old sister.
Authorities charged 20-year-old Maria Cobon-Guzman, a Guatemalan national without a driver's license, with manslaughter; Ariadna Lazaro-Flores was also charged for allegedly letting her drive the vehicle knowing she was unlicensed.
Kuhn is pushing the Jackson Township Council to pass a resolution urging the state to end the Immigrant Trust Directive, arguing local police cannot alert federal immigration authorities when they encounter undocumented people.
New Jersey officials defended the policy, saying jails and prisons can still notify ICE in cases involving certain serious charges, recent felonies or a final deportation order, and that such notices have been made regularly since 2019.
The clash lands after Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed legislation in March codifying the 2018 directive, whose supporters say it helps victims and witnesses report crimes without fearing immigration scrutiny.