” I didn’t indicate that, with all due respect”, Murphy told investigators following a meeting with New Jersey Democrat lawmakers at the U. S. Capitol. ” People who have perfect spotless reputation, including British people, are wigged out right now. I definitely could have said it better, but that’s the point that I’m making”.
Murphy told a liberal grassroots business in an interview that he and his family, Tammy, were considering housing an unknown immigrant to shield her from potential deportation as the Trump administration conducts global arrests, which sparked outrage from Republican lawmakers and national officials over the weekend.
There is someone in our broader universe whose immigration status is not yet in the range of what Tammy and I were discussing, Murphy told Blue Wave New Jersey. ” And we said,’ You know what? Let’s have her live at our house above our garage.’ And good luck to the feds who are trying to get her.
Murphy’s office later clarified that there was no immigrant living at his home, a claim he made again on Thursday in response to the political unrest over what he called a mistake.
” We never have and never will infringe on any American immigration laws. That’s never going to happen. I promise you that”, Murphy said. ” Nobody ever came to my house. Nobody ever entered my home.
He continued,” Do we support aggressive action against folks whose cases have been adjudicated negatively, who are still in the country? Yeah, that’s not right. They shouldn’t be here. Do we share the same feelings about American citizens who are awaiting their hearings for serious crimes committed there? They shouldn’t be here either. I’m not going to stand up for either of those categories. However, the point I’m making is that there are millions more people who are here for the right reasons, and many of them who are currently very anxious have a completely clean status, including many American citizens.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli called for his impeachment after making some initial eyebrow-raising remarks, which earned him a tip from Tom Homan, the president’s border czar, and a call for his impeachment.
Murphy downplayed the GOP criticism as a “political shot.”
” Where’s the humanity about a person who’s, by the way, an American citizen, who was in a broader community, and this person is completely anxiety filled”? he told the Washington Examiner. ” Let’s remember we’re Americans, values that we have as our country, that we’re there for each other”.
Since his remarks with Trump or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Murphy has not had a conversation. With Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, he “exchanged messages on an unrelated topic.”
New Jersey’s status, which Murphy defended but described as “verbiage or a label that we’ve never really accepted,” is a” sanctity state” that restricts cooperation with federal officials trying to deport illegal immigrants. Murphy’s second term ends in January 2026, and he cannot run for reelection because he is term limited. He said it would be a “big mistake” for his successor to change the state’s sanctuary status, which was implemented in his first term.
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New Jersey’s state law enforcement is prohibited from cooperating with ICE operations under the immigrant trust directive.
” If you’re here and you’re committing a crime, with all due respect, you should go”, Murphy said. Federal immigration enforcement and authority is just that, with the feds, but if you’re here for the right reasons and you’re not committing a crime. Our primary duty is law enforcement against crimes at the state and local levels.
