U.S. Attorney Alina Habba says she'll investigate Murphy, Platkin on cooperation with ICE

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Who is Alina Habba? Habba was appointed by Trump last month.
46% : "I want it to be a warning for everybody that I have instructed my office today to open an investigation into Gov. Murphy, to open an investigation into Attorney General Platkin, who has also instructed the state police not to assist any of our federal, and they list our federal agencies that are under my direction," Habba said during an appearance on Sean Hannity's show.
42% : At an unrelated press conference on Friday morning, Platkin noted that New Jersey's Immigrant Trust Directive, which appears to be the basis for Habba's potential investigation is "settled law that's been upheld by judges appointed by President Trump.
41% : Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said on Fox News Thursday night that she has instructed her office to open an investigation into Gov. Phil Murphy and state Attorney General Matt Platkin for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
41% : " The directive says that state and local police cannot participate in federal immigration enforcement operations or keep someone detained only to comply with a civil immigration detainer request.
23% : " Federal authorities have been conducting raids in search of criminal immigrants since Trump took office including in Newark.

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