Dem. NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill blasted for sanctuary policies after illegal immigrant fleeing ICE crashes into mayors wife
Democratic New Jersey Gov.Mikie Sherrill’s is getting blasted for her state’s “sanctuary” policies after an illegal immigrant driver fleeing a stop by Immigration and Customs Enforcement crashed into and injured a local mayor’s wife.“This is just the latest in a long line of traffic incidents and vehicular incidents that wouldn’t occur if New Jersey didn’t have our sanctuary status that got codified as soon as Gov.
Sherrill came into office,” Republican Assemblyman Paul Kanitra told Fox News Digital.“We all fought against it.We told them that this would create chaos, and it seems like Democrats are unable to take accountability for their own actions,” the Point Pleasant Beach lawmaker added.The broadside came after ICE officers conducted a targeted operation involving the driver of an Acura on Route 130 in North Brunswick on Sept.
2.ICE said they believed the driver to be an illegal immigrant, and he refused orders to get out of the vehicle before officers attempted to remove him.He then sped away and ran a red light before colliding with a Tesla driven by Dr.Penelope Cohen, wife of East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen, according to local accounts.Penelope Cohen suffered a leg injury and was taken to the hospital, News 12 New Jersey reported.
The Acura driver fled on foot before ICE officers apprehended him shortly afterward.The driver has not been publicly identified.ICE said he was arrested for violating US immigration law and would remain in custody pending removal proceedings.Kanitra argued that Sherrill and fellow Democrats have failed to recognize a connection between such incidents and the state’s Immigrant Trust Directive.“Democrats seemingly have an inability to take accountability for their own actions here.
They’re unable to even recognize the chaos that they’re creating, and they’re shouting and screaming at everybody else trying to find somebody to blame.It’s somewhat ridiculous,” Kanitra told Fox.“You kind of reap ...