A judge blocked Trump’s executive order eliminating birthright citizenship. New Jersey immigrants are still fearful

Platkin said he remembers going to Ellis Island as a child, visiting the location where his grandparents arrived decades ago, and he never imagined a few generations later, he would be defending the right of immigrants to have the American experience.

He stressed when we talk about immigrant communities, we must remember who they are.

“They’re not some people far away who we can demonize, they are all of us, they are who we are as a nation,” he said.

Sinha said Garden State residents will not be intimidated by authoritarianism, threats or fear.

He stressed, “What we’re going to do is stand up for our values, defend against the assaults that we’re going to experience, and withstand and win.”

Moreno-Rodriguez said the community is organizing.

“We’re launching rapid response ICE watch teams, we’re launching a series of know your rights community workshops, everyone is worried,” he said. “We’re taking this as an opportunity to empower our community and not go back into the shadows and hide.”

Platkin said as Attorney General, his message to those who may be afraid is simple: “I’m never going to back down from a fight when it means we’re standing up for the rule of law.”

After the filing of the lawsuit was announced, White House deputy press secretary Harrison Fields said, “Radical Leftists can either choose to swim against the tide and reject the overwhelming will of the people, or they can get on board and work with President Trump.”

States that joined New Jersey in filing the lawsuit include California, Massachusetts, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin, as well as the District of Columbia and the City of San Francisco.