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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump prosecutor to investigate blue state governor, AG over reported order to ignore ICE warrants
President Donald Trump's longtime legal counsel and appointee as U.S. attorney for New Jersey announced Thursday she will launch a probe into Gov. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin over reports that state police were asked to ignore new immigration warrants. Alina Habba said on "Hannity" she decided to launch the probe following a Shore News Network report that an internal memo from New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Col. Patrick Callahan revealed Murphy and Platkin ordered that officers not pursue thousands of immigration warrants recently added to the National Crime Information Center. The move was reportedly meant to be in line with former Attorney General Gurbir Grewal's 2018 "Immigration Trust Directive," which limited the types of voluntary assistance state and local police could offer the feds. "We know that the governor has on his website, currently, dos and don'ts for his local state of law enforcement. Those dos and don'ts instruct them not to cooperate with illegal immigrants who have administrative warrants that have been issued by the court after due process," Habba said. Nj Gov Says He'll 'Fight To The Death' Against Trump Actions He Deems 'Contrary To Values' "It is instructing them to go against our federal rules, our executive orders." Read On The Fox News App She said her new probe into Murphy and Platkin should be a warning to all other state leaders that if they hinder the FBI, DEA or other federal law enforcement agencies, they will be held accountable. "[W]e are to take all criminal, violent criminals and criminals out of this country and to completely enforce federal law. And anybody who does get in the way of what we are doing - which is not political, it is simply against crime - will be charged in the state of New Jersey for obstruction, for concealment, and I will come after them hard." Habba, whose office is based in Newark, said she met with state law enforcement on Thursday and noted they do not have the same authority as federal officers, but they can still legally notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hand off or alert them to immigration-related investigations. Democrats Rail Against 'Egregious' Ice Raid In New Jersey After Military Veteran Questioned "If anybody wants to use politics or their position to go and violate any federal law or any executive order in this state, and that includes sanctuary cities, and I'm looking at you in Paterson - I will be investigating you, and if you did commit a crime, if you ordered obstruction, if you are ordering concealment and harboring, you will be charged." Fox News Digital reached out to Murphy, Platkin and Paterson, New Jersey, Democratic Mayor Andre Sayegh for comment. Sayegh recently made waves politically last month, when he declared Paterson the American "capital of Palestine." The city has a large Muslim and Arabic population. Murphy recently suggested he was housing a migrant at his Monmouth County home and went on to dare Trump to do something about it. In February, he said he and New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy were talking about "someone in our broader universe whose immigration status is not yet at the point that they are trying to get it to." "And we said, you know what? Let's have her live at our house above our garage," Murphy said. "Good luck to the feds coming in to try to get her." Fox News Digital reached out to NJSP for more information on the memo and its actions in regard to Murphy's order. Fox News Digital's Greg Norman and Deirdre Heavey contributed to this article source: Trump prosecutor to investigate blue state governor, AG over reported order to ignore ICE warrants
Fox News
11-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump prosecutor to investigate blue state governor, AG over reported order to ignore ICE warrants
President Donald Trump's longtime legal counsel and appointee as U.S. attorney for New Jersey announced Thursday she will launch a probe into Gov. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin over reports that state police were asked to ignore new immigration warrants. Alina Habba said on "Hannity" she decided to launch the probe following a Shore News Network report that an internal memo from New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Col. Patrick Callahan revealed Murphy and Platkin ordered that officers not pursue thousands of immigration warrants recently added to the National Crime Information Center. The move was reportedly meant to be in line with former Attorney General Gurbir Grewal's 2018 "Immigration Trust Directive," which limited the types of voluntary assistance state and local police could offer the feds. "We know that the governor has on his website, currently, dos and don'ts for his local state of law enforcement. Those dos and don'ts instruct them not to cooperate with illegal immigrants who have administrative warrants that have been issued by the court after due process," Habba said. "It is instructing them to go against our federal rules, our executive orders." She said her new probe into Murphy and Platkin should be a warning to all other state leaders that if they hinder the FBI, DEA or other federal law enforcement agencies, they will be held accountable. "[W]e are to take all criminal, violent criminals and criminals out of this country and to completely enforce federal law. And anybody who does get in the way of what we are doing - which is not political, it is simply against crime - will be charged in the state of New Jersey for obstruction, for concealment, and I will come after them hard." Habba, whose office is based in Newark, said she met with state law enforcement on Thursday and noted they do not have the same authority as federal officers, but they can still legally notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hand off or alert them to immigration-related investigations. "If anybody wants to use politics or their position to go and violate any federal law or any executive order in this state, and that includes sanctuary cities, and I'm looking at you in Paterson - I will be investigating you, and if you did commit a crime, if you ordered obstruction, if you are ordering concealment and harboring, you will be charged." Fox News Digital reached out to Murphy, Platkin and Paterson, New Jersey, Democratic Mayor Andre Sayegh for comment. Sayegh recently made waves politically last month, when he declared Paterson the American "capital of Palestine." The city has a large Muslim and Arabic population. Murphy recently suggested he was housing a migrant at his Monmouth County home and went on to dare Trump to do something about it. In February, he said he and New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy were talking about "someone in our broader universe whose immigration status is not yet at the point that they are trying to get it to." "And we said, you know what? Let's have her live at our house above our garage," Murphy said. "Good luck to the feds coming in to try to get her." Fox News Digital reached out to NJSP for more information on the memo and its actions in regard to Murphy's order.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lawmakers propose bold plan to put funds from large corporations to public use: 'Commitment to holding ... companies accountable'
New York is taking bold steps to make big companies pay their fair share for damage to local communities, reported the Shore News Network. A newly introduced bill in the New York State Senate aims to improve the state's ability to recover costs from major energy companies and fund projects that protect New Yorkers from extreme weather. The legislation, S824, sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger, would update several laws to better track company responsibility from 2000 to 2024 and give state agencies more tools to gather information. The Department of Environmental Conservation would get more time to study impacts before sending bills to companies, and new penalties would apply to those who don't pay up. This improved law would directly benefit everyday New Yorkers by funding infrastructure that protects communities from flooding, heat waves, and storms. The money collected would support projects like seawalls, cooling centers, and storm drains — efforts that protect homes and save money on repair costs after disasters. By holding large corporations accountable, the program ensures the costs of adapting to our heating planet don't fall entirely on taxpayers. The bill requires companies to share data about their operations and creates stronger oversight of how money gets spent. Up to 1% of funds would cover administration costs, with the rest going to community protection projects. If passed, these updates would immediately strengthen New York's position as a leader in making sure big companies help pay for community safeguards. The bill "underscores New York's commitment to holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate-related costs while refining the process for funding and implementing adaptation projects," according to the Shore News Network. The legislation demonstrates how states can create practical financial solutions that protect communities and ensure big corporations contribute to fixing problems they helped create. Extreme weather events are becoming more regular and costly, and this approach creates a sustainable funding stream to help improve defenses and aid in any necessary recovery efforts. Do you think governments should ban gas stoves? Heck yes! Only in new buildings Only in restaurants Heck no! Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Bon Jovi feuds with Jersey Shore mayor over eatery for the poor
On a silver horse he rides to the rescue of the homeless and hungry. Jon Bon Jovi is not backing down in his mission to feed the poor even after a mayor in his home state slammed the singer for turning a public library into a 'day shelter and soup kitchen.' Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick bashed county commissioners for allowing Bon Jovi's JBJ Soul Kitchen to operate temporarily as a pop-up at the Ocean County Library, telling the Shore News Network its attracting homeless people and disturbing residents. 'These people are being dropped by in our community by agencies pretending to be homeless advocates who get paid by the head to import homeless people into our town from all over the state and the East Coast,' Rodrick complained. 'These agencies are making millions of dollars importing homeless. Their plan is not about compassion; it's about people wanting to profit off the homeless issue.' The pop-up café, which opened on Feb. 11, shares the mission of JBJ Soul Kitchen's three other New Jersey locations — allowing diners to pay it forward and cover the suggested $12 cost for those who cannot afford their meal. Patrons who can't pay are able to volunteer at the eatery — which is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays — in exchange for sandwiches, wraps, bowls and salads. Bon Jovi and his wife, Dorothea, who run the nonprofit restaurant chain, told The Post they will continue to advocate for those less fortunate — and their restaurant will remain there through May. 'The JBJ Soul Foundation and JBJ Soul Kitchen are committed to ending homelessness through real solutions. We are not here to just move people around or force them into the shadows. Our Foundation has built nearly a thousand units of affordable and supportive housing,' they said in a joint statement on Friday. 'Through our JBJ Soul Kitchen, we connect people to resources and services. Whether they need employment, mental health support, or housing, we try to remove the barriers that are keeping them from thriving, not just surviving.' The power couple — who opened the first JBJ Soul Kitchen in Red Bank, NJ in 2011 — also clapped back at Rodrick's funding claims. 'We are unsure where the mayor thinks millions of dollars are trading hands, but we are completely unaware of any such programs and receive no such funding,' they insisted. 'We invite anyone to the BEAT Center in Toms River or to the JBJ Soul Kitchen Pop Up to see what we are doing to end homelessness and hunger in our community.' Rodrick claimed he has gotten numerous complaints about the increasing number of homeless men near the township's municipal parking garage and on the benches across from the library. 'They've completely ignored all of our complaints and concerns,' Rodrick said of the county officials. 'Mothers shouldn't have to walk through large gangs of intoxicated and mentally ill men with their children to borrow a book.'
