Murphy balks at Habba’s illegal alien sanctuary lawsuit filed against four New Jersey cities
Gov. Murphy condemned the lawsuit as a politically motivated action by the Trump administration.
May 24, 2025
NEWARK, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy on Saturday strongly criticized the U.S. Department of Justice’s new lawsuit targeting four New Jersey cities over their sanctuary policies, calling the legal challenge an overreach that misrepresents the state’s approach to public safety and immigration enforcement.
The federal lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, names Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken, along with their mayors, city councils, and police departments. It accuses them of obstructing federal immigration operations through policies that limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
“These efforts to shield illegal aliens within the Garden State are unlawful,” the complaint states, arguing the cities’ ordinances and executive orders violate the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause by interfering with federal law.
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