Federal judge upholds Gov. Sherrill order barring ICE from some state property

A state executive order limiting immigration officials' access to nonpublic areas of state property does not discriminate against the feds, a judge ruled Friday.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 538

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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A U.S. District Court judge upheld a New Jersey executive order limiting federal immigration officials’ access to nonpublic parts of state property, ruling the federal government had failed to prove its discrimination claim.

Friday’s decision by Judge Georgette Castner keeps in place a February executive order issued by Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) that, absent judicial warrants, bars immigration officials from private parts of state land and broadly bans them from using …

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