Sarah Blaine

RAC-NJ celebrates that immigrant protections have been enacted into law even as we call on Governor Sherill and the Legislature to continue the work of providing meaningful harm reduction to the 1 in 4 New Jerseyans who are foreign-born.

As Jewish clergy serving communities across New Jersey, we write in strong support of a new three-bill immigrant protection package introduced into the New Jersey General Assembly on January 2, 2026.

RAC-NJ’s first issue campaign to “Ban the Box in Housing” by supporting the Fair Chance in Housing Act (A1919/S250) scored a major victory when the bill passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature on June 3. The bill, which The New York Times called “a