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Residents urge Princeton to back Immigrant Trust Act; council refers model resolutions to CARES committee
Summary
Dozens of residents and students urged the Princeton mayor and council to adopt a resolution supporting the Immigrant Trust Act during a lengthy public-comment period. Mayor Frida and other council members said the town cannot enact the state bill itself and directed the CARES committee to review model municipal resolutions and report back.
Dozens of Princeton residents and students urged the mayor and council on July 14 to adopt a local resolution in support of the Immigrant Trust Act and other protections for immigrant residents. Many speakers said the town should signal its support immediately; council leaders said they could not pass the state law locally but would ask the municipal CARES committee to review model resolutions and return with recommendations.
Supporters said a local resolution would reassure families who they said are living in fear of federal immigration enforcement. "The fear is real," said Catherine Gonzalez, a Princeton resident. "Pass the Immigrant Trust Act resolution," she added, describing childhood memories of raids near her home.
The public comment period, which lasted well over an hour and included students, workers and organizers, centered on two linked points: callers asked the council to adopt a public statement joining other New Jersey municipalities, and asked…
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