Laken Riley could have been your daughter.
President Trump has promised to sign the Laken Riley Act into Law!
New Jersey is a sanctuary state due to an executive order from Gov. Phil Murphy. Laken Riley could've been your daughter, and in our current political atmosphere in New Jersey, what happened to this young nursing student on the Athens campus of the University of Georgia could still happen to your child on any university or high school grounds in the Garden State.
What the bill does:
The bill first requires that the Department of Homeland Security, through Immigration and Customs Enforcement, detain non-U.S. nationals who "[are] charged with, [are] arrested for, [are] convicted of, [admit to] having committed, or [admit to] committing" certain illegal acts. In the original version, the list was limited to theft-related crimes.
The bill also allows states to take action against the federal government if they determine it is in "violation of the detention and removal requirements" of the bill.
The amended version, which passed the Senate on January 20, includes the Cornyn Amendment (US Sen. John Cornyn of Texas), which provides for detaining illegal immigrants who are charged with or convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer, and the Ernst Amendment (US Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa) nicknamed "Sarah's Law," which includes detaining illegal immigrants who are charged with or convicted of a crime that results in death or serious bodily injury like manslaughter resulting from driving while intoxicated.
How did New Jersey congresspersons vote:
U.S. Senate New Jersey:
Corey Booker (D-NJ), Nay
Andy Kim (D-NJ), Nay
U.S. House of Representatives
CD 1 (D) – Donald Norcross NAY
CD 2 (R) – Jeff Van Drew YEA
CD 3 (R) – Herb Conaway NAY
CD 4 (R) – Chris Smith YEA
CD 5 (D) – Josh Gottheimer YEA
CD 6 (D) – Frank Pallone NAY
CD 7 (D) – Tom Kean YEA
CD 8 (D) – Rob Menendez NAY
CD 9 (D) – Nellie Pou NAY
CD 10 (D) – LaMonica McIver NAY
CD 11 (D) – Mikie Sherrill NAY
CD 12 (D) – Bonnie Watson-Coleman NAY
Call the Congressional switchboard at (202)-224-3121 and thank the Congresspersons who voted YES. Please Call the congresspersons who voted against protecting your children from violent illegal migrants in our state and politely tell them how disappointed you are.