Judge Padin Dismisses DOJ Suit Against 4 New Jersey Sanctuary Cities
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Judge Padin Dismisses DOJ Suit Against 4 New Jersey Sanctuary Cities
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Summary
A federal judge threw out the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken and Paterson, ruling the case was legally defective and dismissing it without prejudice.
Judge Evelyn Padin said the complaint ignored New Jersey’s 2008 immigrant trust directive, which governs how local police interact with federal immigration authorities and has already survived earlier court challenges.
Because the suit attacked only city policies and not the statewide directive, Padin found the federal government lacked standing; the dismissal leaves DOJ free to refile.
Local officials and ACLU-NJ said the policies help police maintain trust in immigrant communities, while the ruling landed amid near-daily protests at Newark’s Delaney Hall immigration facility.