The race for America's worst governor rages on.
Taxpayer dollars? For legal fees? For illegal aliens?
From the New Jersey government website:
Governor Mikie Sherrill and leaders in the New Jersey Legislature announced a $12 million increase in funding for the Detention Deportation Defense Initiative (DDDI), bringing the total funding for the program to $20.2 million.
Additionally, in coordination with Human Services Commissioner Stephen Cha, Governor Sherrill announced a coordinated Rapid Legal Response Initiative led by Human Services' Office of New Americans (ONA) to expand statewide legal capacity for emergency immigration defense and support immigrant families across New Jersey.
As the Trump Administration's escalating attacks on immigrants have affected longtime residents, families, and vulnerable children, these announcements represent Governor Sherrill's ongoing commitment to securing the rights of immigrants facing detention and deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
"Attacks on immigrants" here refers to enforcing the bare minimum of our nation's immigration laws, by the way.
And this is an additional $12 MILLION on top of a previous $8 MILLION allocated for paying the legal fees of illegal aliens.
The other geniuses running the show in New Jersey attempted to explain the ridiculousness, to no avail:
'The treatment of the detainees at Delaney Hall is offensive to all of us who value human dignity and respect the basic rights of those who are held by the Justice system in this country,' said Senate President Nick Scutari. 'Their legal rights should not be compromised or ignored - especially if they face the threat of deportation. This emergency funding will provide support for legal services to protect their right to due process and access to fair hearings. This is the type of responsible action we should be taking in New Jersey to prevent further disruptions and restore respect for the legal process and civil engagement. It is a statement of principle that honors the values that we cherish as Americans.'
You know what else is offensive to human dignity? Letting illegal aliens run amok in U.S. cities, terrorizing, assaulting, raping, and murdering Americans.
Elon Musk himself chimed in with the most appropriate response:
New Jersey is literally using tax money to undermine very basic federal law and sovereignty.
Wow, indeed, Elon.
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