N.J. Gov. Murphy and A.G. Platkin under investigation for allegedly not cooperating with Trump's immigration crackdown

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : At an unrelated news conference Friday, Politico reported, Platkin said that New Jersey's 2018 directive is "settled law" and has been upheld by judges appointed by Trump during his first term.
49% : The memo reportedly emphasized an existing 2018 state directive prohibiting state, county, or local law enforcement from using resources to assist federal immigration enforcement unless a valid judicial warrant is issued, and that "administrative warrants" - issued directly by a government agency, not by a judge - do not qualify.
46% : Habba was appointed interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey late last month by Trump.
38% : "I am unfortunately going to announce on your show tonight, Sean, and I want it to be a warning for everybody, that I have instructed my office today to open an investigation into Governor Murphy, to open an investigation into Attorney General Platkin, who has also instructed the state police not to assist" with federal authorities seeking to apprehend people for deportation, Habba told Hannity. U.S. Attorney General "Pam Bondi has made it clear, and so has our president, that we are to take all ... violent criminals and criminals out of this country and to completely enforce federal law," said Habba, a former defense attorney for Trump and most recently a White House adviser.
23% : " Right after Trump was inaugurated in January, the Department of Justice ordered federal prosecutors to investigate state and local officials for any alleged interference with the president's crackdown on immigration.

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