New Jersey S851 mandates that correctional facility administrators determine the nationality and lawful presence of inmates, prohibiting the release.

New Jersey S851 requires administrators of prisons, jails, and youth detention facilities to identify the nationality and lawful presence of every incarcerated individual. If an inmate is not a U.S. citizen or is not lawfully present in the United States, they cannot be released except into the custody of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials. Violators of this provision face civil penalties as determined by the Commissioner of Corrections. The act aims to prevent the release of illegal immigrants back into the general population.

New Jersey S851 mandates that correctional facility administrators determine the nationality and lawful presence of inmates, prohibiting the release.

New Jersey S851 requires administrators of prisons, jails, and youth detention facilities to identify the nationality and lawful presence of every incarcerated individual. If an inmate is not a U.S. citizen or is not lawfully present in the United States, they cannot be released except into the custody of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials. Violators of this provision face civil penalties as determined by the Commissioner of Corrections. The act aims to prevent the release of illegal immigrants back into the general population.