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NJ S851
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Michael Testa
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AI Summary
- Requires correctional facility administrators to verify the nationality and immigration status of every inmate using documentary evidence
- Mandates that inmates whose citizenship or lawful presence cannot be determined after due diligence be deemed unlawfully present in the United States
- Prohibits release of non-citizens or those unlawfully present except to the custody of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services officials
- Imposes civil penalties on facility administrators who release inmates in violation of these requirements, with penalty amounts to be set by the Commissioner of Corrections
- Takes effect on the first day of the fourth month after enactment and applies only to releases occurring after that date
Legislative Description
Prohibits release of illegal immigrants from correctional facilities.
Law and Public Safety
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Law and Public Safety1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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