ASSEMBLY, No. 4033

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED MAY 24, 2018

 


 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  HAROLD "HAL" J. WIRTHS

District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)

Assemblyman  PARKER SPACE

District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Prohibits State funding to assist immigrants facing detention or deportation.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

  


An Act prohibiting the use of State funding for assistance to certain immigrants and supplementing Title 2B of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, State funds shall not be used directly, or under the terms of  any contract with, or grant to, any public agency or nonprofit entity, to provide legal assistance or legal services to individuals facing detention or deportation based on their immigration status.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     The bill prohibits State funds from being used to provide legal assistance or legal services to individuals facing detention or deportation based on their immigration status.  The bill prohibits this funding directly, or under the terms of any contract with, or grant to, any public agency or nonprofit entity providing for such assistance or services.

     The purpose of this bill is to prevent State funds from being used to support an Office of Immigration Protection, or another organization or entity with a mission of offering legal assistance or legal services to protect immigrants.  The Fiscal Year 2019 Budget, as proposed by Governor Murphy, includes language providing for an amount not to exceed $2,100,000 to be appropriated for Legal Services of New Jersey -- Legal Assistance in Civil Matters, based on actual or anticipated caseloads, for the provision of legal assistance to individuals facing detention or deportation based on their immigration status.