Passaic County Commissioner John Bartlett Calls on Governor Phil Murphy to Sign Immigrant Trust Legislation

WAYNE, NJ – County Commissioner John Bartlett, candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th District Democratic primary election, released the following statement:

“After the masked attacks on our immigrant neighbors last week at a Morristown laundromat, and amid continuing federal roundups of ordinary residents just because anonymous ICE agents suspect they’re foreign, Governor Phil Murphy has the opportunity to draw a legal and moral line in the sand.

“As a public servant representing more than 150,000 immigrants in my county, and as part of an immigrant family myself, I publicly urge Governor Murphy to sign the Safe Communities Act (A6308/S5036), the Privacy Protection Act (A6309/S5037), and the Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities Act (A6310/S5038) before he leaves office.

“Our Legislature passed this package of bills to safeguard the rights of immigrant families in many of the same ways that Passaic County has since we became the first county to adopt a ‘Fair & Welcoming’ policy in 2017. In New Jersey, we stand up to bullies. Before he bids farewell next week, Governor Murphy should stand up to President Trump’s bullying, and take this necessary step towards ensuring safety and fairness for everyone in our state.”
About John Bartlett 

John Bartlett is running for Congress to put public service over self-service by making life more affordable for New Jersey families, and defending democracy from Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans. John has been fighting and winning these fights for years, beating Donald Trump and Republicans in court to protect vulnerable Americans and our right to vote. As a Passaic County Commissioner, John has a proven record protecting affordability: nine straight years of lowering the property tax rate and balancing budgets while improving services, building new parks and public schools, and bringing more than $960 million in federal transportation funding into the 11th District to grow our region’s economy and make commutes safer and easier. John learned a lifelong dedication to service from his father, a country pediatrician, and he is ready to bring this fight for our shared values to Washington.

A graduate of Brown University and Harvard Law School who also studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a Raoul Wallenberg Scholar, he lives in Wayne with his wife, Dr. Khyati Joshi, and their college-age son.

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