The former New Jersey governor said one of the bills he rejected had a 'drafting oversight,' and he recommended an amendment.

A bill to curb private immigration detention advances in the House, pitting economic worries against calls for moral accountability.

On his way out the door, Murphy signed a law making hospitals and schools safe zones from ICE but rejected broader protections that advocates wanted to shield immigrants.

House and Senate leadership worked with President Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff and architect of deportation initiatives Stephen Miller.

On Monday, the final day of the current New Jersey legislative session, lawmakers in the General Assembly and state Senate passed three bills designed to strengthen public trust and safety in immigrant communities across the Garden State, and to protect them from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and roundups.

Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package on Thursday.

Three bills are pending in the State Legislature to strengthen critical protections for immigrant communities in New Jersey.

Tennessee filed eight immigration bills with Trump administration input, targeting deportation orders, E-Verify, and benefits eligibility. Local governments could face penalties if they don't comply.

Funding from the big tax and spending cuts bill passed by Republicans in Congress is fueling unprecedented immigration enforcement actions in cities like Minneapolis and beyond.