The Hoboken City Council has introduced the “Hoboken Trust Act,” a new law that would officially make the city’s long-standing protections for immigrants part of the local code.
Originally issued as an executive order in 2018, the policy made Hoboken a “Fair and Welcoming City.” Now, Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla and Council Vice President Phil Cohen are pushing to make those protections permanent through legislation.
If passed, the Trust Act would stop city workers and police from helping federal immigration agencies like ICE unless a judge orders it. That means Hoboken staff can’t detain someone for immigration reasons, share private information, or ask about someone’s immigration status—unless the law requires it…