SamFeb 23
Heidi Li Feldman
My home state of #NewJersey has a substantively important, perfectly named bill up for consideration. https://www.nj.com/hudson/2026/02/what-is-the-fk-ice-act-nj-bill-targets-immigration-enforcement.html
The Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered act, aka, the FUCKICE act.
What is the F**K ICE Act? N.J. bill targets immigration enforcement.

The acronym stands for the Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered Act, introduced by two Hudson County Democrats.

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Show threadPedestrianError  Feb 22
@heidilifeldman Love how Republicans think it's "unladylike" to co-sponsor the bill (and a female legislator is supposed to be uniquely offended by that and just accept having less freedom of speech than she'd be allowed if she were male) but it's not ungentlemanlike to roam the streets in body armor with your face covered grabbing people and throwing them to the ground before even asking if they have documents? To say nothing of "lady" ICE agents, though they usually seem to just stand around.
Show threadMatt BlazeFeb 22
@heidilifeldman That is pure Jersey. I love it.
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Feb 22
@mattblaze @heidilifeldman
T'anks Hon!
Show threadKatja Heimann-KieferFeb 22
@heidilifeldman Now, how cool is that!? 😁
Show threadSusan VanderplasFeb 22
@heidilifeldman gotta love New Jersey!
Show threadRay Gulick, he/him/wtf 🇺🇦 ❌👑Feb 22

@heidilifeldman

Ex-New Mexican, current NJ resident loving this!

Show threadHeidi Li FeldmanFeb 22
@rgulick We traded states!
Show threadHeidi Li FeldmanFeb 22
@rgulick Though I was only raised in NJ, wasn’t leaving there when I came to NM.
Show threadRay Gulick, he/him/wtf 🇺🇦 ❌👑Feb 22

@heidilifeldman

My move was strictly for the sake of being part of my grandkids' lives.
They damn well better appreciate it! 😜

Show threadHeidi Li FeldmanFeb 22
@rgulick indeed!
Show threadCrimeDadFeb 22
@[email protected] Has the text of the bill been published anywhere yet? So far, all we have is this:
“The description of the bill (A4446) says only that it would permit “civil action for violations” of the U.S. Constitution “related to immigration enforcement.” No other details are listed, though it appears the measure, if signed into law, would allow lawsuits that challenge whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents acted unconstitutionally in the state.”
Are such lawsuits really not already permitted in NJ?
#uspol #NewJersey #FuckICE
Show threadGLCFeb 23

@crimedad

It's complicated, and will remain complicated whether or not the law passes.

I haven't seen any details but one starts from here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_preemption
and also here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity

And it becomes a rat's nest very quickly. Ultimately the judges will be expected to untangle it.

Federal preemption - Wikipedia

Show threadCrystal_Fish_CavesFeb 23
@heidilifeldman Not that I would know, being from the opposite end of the country, but this strikes me as being Very New Jersey in the nicest possible way.
Show threadholothuroidFeb 23
@heidilifeldman
If I may ask, what does this bill propose? From what I gather from the article, there shall be some avenue to bring activities of ICE to court? Isn't judicial review of executive action a usual thing? I'm not well versed in US law.