WHEREAS, this governing body is concerned that restrictions affecting communication, coordination, identification practices, and information-sharing, as well as policies that prohibit law enforcement from pursuing criminals at certain locations will create uncertainty for local law enforcement agencies, complicate interactions with federal authorities, increase risks to officers operating in volatile and rapidly developing situations and give sanctuary to criminals among the very communities these laws purport to seek to protect; and

WHEREAS, this governing body further recognizes that immigration law and enforcement are federal functions under the United States Constitution and believes that legislation restricting federal-state cooperation in this area is subject to constitutional challenge under the Supremacy Clause; and

WHEREAS, this governing body is also concerned that enactments designed to restrict cooperation or disclosure may invite costly litigation, create preemption disputes, undermine consistent enforcement practices, and expose municipalities and their officers to legal uncertainty, financial burdens, and operational difficulties, observing that the federal government has already sued New Jersey twice since March 2026; and

WHEREAS, this governing body is additionally concerned that requiring officers to reveal facial identity without adequate operational exceptions may increase the risk of retaliation, harassment, doxxing, targeting of officers and their families, and compromise of undercover, tactical, or other security-sensitive functions; and

WHEREAS, this governing body also finds that limiting the collection or sharing of personal information may impede legitimate law enforcement investigations, interagency coordination, and emergency response efforts, including efforts involving individuals who may pose threats to public safety; and

WHEREAS, this governing body recognizes the causal connection between sanctuary policies and the unfolding statewide voter registration scandal in which at least 6,600 noncitizens were registered to vote and approximately 400 cast ballots; and

WHEREAS, the governing body therefore wishes to formally express its opposition to the foregoing enactments and to urge the Legislature and the Governor to repeal them; and

WHEREAS, New Jersey’s sanctuary policies have directly resulted in avoidable lawsuits initiated by the federal government challenging unconstitutional policies as well as violent unrest and disorder outside of Newark’s Delaney Hall, a U.S. Immigration and Customs