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Trenton police outline limits on cooperation with ICE, urge calm and targeted public messaging
Summary
Police Director Steve Wilson told council that New Jersey’s Immigrant Trust Directive limits voluntary cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and said ICE will target people involved in serious crimes. He advised the mayor and council on a communication protocol to avoid compromising investigations.
Steve Wilson, Trenton’s police director, told the City Council on Jan. 28 that New Jersey’s Immigrant Trust Directive (AG Directive 2018-6) limits the department’s voluntary assistance to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and that local officers may not detain, question or search people solely because of suspected immigration status.
Wilson said the directive was written to strengthen trust between law enforcement and immigrant communities and that Trenton officers cannot “stop, question, arrest, search, or detain any individual based solely on actual or suspected immigration status.” He said officers also cannot participate in ICE civil immigration enforcement or…
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