New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill this week that could bar some U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel from ever holding public jobs in the state.
The legislative package includes:
A bill, A4302, that would disqualify ICE agents and officers who served between Sept. 1, 2025, and Jan. 20, 2029, from getting a public job in New Jersey in the future. They would be banned from becoming state or local government employees, including law enforcement officers and public school teachers.
A bill, A4300, that would impose a 50% tax on the gross receipts of private detention facilities operating under government contracts. The money would be directed to a new Immigrant Protection Fund.
A bill, A4301, that would make it a criminal offense for anyone — including federal ICE officers — to block state, county or municipal law enforcement from accessing crime scenes or evidence.___
Rare New Jersey W
I’ll be interested to see if it passes
I don’t know much about their state legislatures. But if Cory Booker and Chris Christie are even half decent examples of what they’re like, I’d be ASTOUNDED. But, I’d certainly like to be surprised. It’s still a step in the right direction, hopefully similar bills are proposed in other states, especially those that are a bit more likely to pass them.
Common NJ W
Yeah, consistently the best place to live, but let em hate.
Shhhh don’t let anyone know NJ is actually awesome! We must keep up the charade so they never visit and we don’t get overcrowded!
We’re so jampacked!