New York, NY, December 10, 2018 … In response to the New Jersey Attorney General’s announcement last week of a new Immigrant Trust Directive,  ADL’s New York / New Jersey Regional Director Evan Bernstein released the following statement:

“We welcome Attorney General Grewal’s release of the Immigrant Trust Directive in New Jersey, which seeks to preserve critical trust between local law enforcement and the immigrant communities they serve.  We look forward to working with our partner organizations in New Jersey to ensure that the Directive is implemented in a way that preserves and protects immigrant rights.”

ADL is a leading anti-hate organization. Founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of anti-Semitism and bigotry, its timeless mission is to protect the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of hate with the same vigor and passion. ADL is the first call when acts of anti-Semitism occur. A global leader in exposing extremism, delivering anti-bias education and fighting hate online, ADL’s ultimate goal is a world in which no group or individual suffers from bias, discrimination or hate. More at www.adl.org.