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Resident presses Ridgewood to reject ICE cooperation; police cite state 'Immigrant Trust Directive' limits
Summary
A Ridgewood resident urged the council to adopt a resolution opposing cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Police and the village manager responded that the department follows the New Jersey Attorney General's Immigrant Trust Directive, which limits cooperation and prohibits many forms of assistance to ICE.
A Ridgewood resident urged the Village Council to adopt a resolution opposing local cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and asked whether the Ridgewood Police Department had been or would be asked to assist ICE.
Resident Dana Glaser told the council she and others were "deeply concerned about ICE and how it could impact our community" and asked whether ICE had reached out for cooperation and how the village would respond. She asked the council to consider a resolution to reassure immigrant residents.
Village Manager (Keith) replied that the topic has been discussed internally since the previous fall and that the Ridgewood Police Department, like other municipal…
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