NEWARK - Senator Britnee Timberlake (D-34) this morning made her case for the package of Constitutional protection bills signed into law by Governor Mikie Sherrill "during these dark times in our nation's history."

"What we're witnessing is an attack on our democracy and an attack on our Constitution," said Timberlake. "Worse, it's an attack on all human beings, documented and undocumented.

"These bills are not anti-police," added the East Orange-based senator. "My bill in particular that codifies the Attorney General's directive, in fact, protects local police, because it's embedded in our Constitutional right as the state of New Jersey leveraging the anti-commandeering doctrine that says the fed government can come in here to administer their programs but we do not have to administer their programs for them. That is so incredibly pro local law enforcement. We do not want our men and women in blue being caught up in part in any human rights violation."

This is Timberlake's bill:

A4071/S3521 (Park, Reynolds-Jackson, Rodriguez, Quijano/Timberlake, Johnson, Mukherji) – Codifies AG directive, “Strengthening Trust Between Law Enforcement and Immigrant Communities” 

For the details, please see below: