When a person is arrested on serious criminal charges, including driving while intoxicated, police must inquire about that person’s immigration status.
News Release (August 22, 2007): The N.J. Attorney General issued a Directive to state law enforcement agencies regarding their relationship with federal immigration authorities. The Attorney General said local police must inquire about immigration status after an officer has arrested an individual on serious criminal charges (including driving while intoxicated), and shall notify Immigration Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), the prosecuting agency, and the court if there is a reason to believe that the arrestee may be an undocumented immigrant.
The Directive lists specific indictable offenses and driving while intoxicated as crimes for which a police officer should ask about an individual’s citizenship, nationality, and immigration status after an arrest.
The Directive also declares that no law enforcement officer shall inquire about or investigate the immigration status of any victim, witness or person requesting assistance from the police.
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