The police chief of New Jersey confirms the commitment to the directive of immigrant trust as ice cream for criminal migrants

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North Plainfield, NJ – the chief of police of North Plainfield, Alan F. McKay, reminds the community of its obligation for the directive of immigrant trust, a nationwide guideline to build trust between law enforcement authorities and migrant communities, as can be explained by a statement by the head of the department.

Originally published in 2018 by the Attorney General of New Jersey, the guideline limits the extent to which state, district and local law enforcement officers can voluntarily support the federal immigration authorities such as immigration and customs authorities (ICE). The goal is to ensure that victims and witnesses of crimes feel safe if they fear before the deportation.

“In order to build trust, we have to make a clear distinction between the state, district and local law enforcement authorities responsible for enforcing state criminal law, and the federal immigration authorities, including ICE, which enforce the federal law of the federal law,” explained the department.

The Directive prohibits the officials to inquire about the immigration status of a person, unless they are relevant for a defendant criminal investigation. It also limits the state and local law enforcement authorities to help with the federal immigration operations, except in cases in which public security is endangered.

The department encourages the residents to check the directive and their effects by reading the attached information document, in which the protective measures and restrictions are described in accordance with the directive.