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ACR 152

Strongly condemns decision of President Trump to permit immigration enforcement actions in sensitive locations such as schools and hospitals.

2024-2025 Regular Session Introduced by Rosy Bagolie and 3 co-sponsors

New Jersey condemns ending protections that bar immigration enforcement in sensitive locations and reaffirms equal access to services for all residents regardless of status.

Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
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Bill Summary · ACR 152

Summary of ACR 152 (New Jersey)

Overview

ACR 152 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the New Jersey General Assembly on February 10, 2025. The measure condemns the decision by President Donald J. Trump to permit immigration enforcement actions in sensitive locations. It expresses the state’s opposition to rescinding longstanding federal policies that limited such enforcement actions in places essential to public safety and daily life. The resolution is currently introduced and referred to the Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee. A companion measure is SCR 123.

Purpose and Intent

  • To denounce the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the federal policy that prohibited immigration enforcement actions in sensitive locations.
  • To reaffirm New Jersey’s commitment to equal access to essential services (education, healthcare, places of worship, courts, etc.) regardless of immigration status.
  • To highlight the claimed negative consequences of removing protected status from sensitive locations, including deterrence of immigrant families from seeking essential services.

Key Provisions

  • Resolution Language: The Legislature condemns the decision to rescind the longstanding federal policy prohibiting immigration enforcement actions in sensitive locations.
  • Definition of Sensitive Locations (as cited in the introduced text):
    • Schools
    • Healthcare facilities
    • Places of worship
    • Places where children gather (including playgrounds and bus stops)
    • Social service establishments (e.g., domestic violence shelters, food pantries)
    • Disaster and emergency response sites
    • Weddings, funerals, and religious ceremonies
    • Parades, demonstrations, and rallies
  • Separate reference to a Biden-era memorandum that limited arrests at courthouses (noting a shift in policy by the Trump administration).
  • Policy Effect: The resolution characterizes sensitive locations as “safe havens” essential for public trust and access to critical resources and services; it asserts that rescission undermines these goals.
  • State Message: Reaffirms New Jersey’s commitment to equal access to education, healthcare, places of worship, and courts for all residents, regardless of immigration status.
  • Formal Action: Requires copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the President, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, and New Jersey’s members of Congress.

Background and Context

  • Origins of the policy: Since 2011, DHS guidance discouraged immigration enforcement actions in sensitive locations.
  • 2021 changes: Biden administration expanded the list of sensitive locations.
  • 2017 policy shift: Early in the Trump administration, the prior protections were rescinded, enabling enforcement actions in sensitive locations.
  • Reported impacts: The resolution cites deterred access to medical care, disaster relief, schooling, and everyday activities among immigrant families, including U.S. citizen children.

Affected Parties

  • Immigrant communities in New Jersey and their families.
  • Public service recipients (students, patients, worshippers, shelter residents).
  • State residents generally, as it expresses state policy and messaging to federal authorities.

Procedural Details and Timeline

  • Introduced: February 10, 2025.
  • Status: Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee.
  • Related legislation: SCR 123 (companion).

Potential Impact

  • Symbolic/policy impact: Signals New Jersey’s opposition to federal policy changes regarding enforcement in sensitive locations.
  • Legislative impact: May influence federal-state dialogue and reflect state priorities on immigration enforcement and access to services.
  • Fiscal/administrative impact: None specified in the introduced text; primarily a formal political statement.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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