Police to Check Immigration Status at Arrest
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By Susan Avedissian

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COURT HOUSE — Prosecutor Robert Taylor told the Herald this week that he and police chiefs throughout the county will be following a directive handed down by Attorney General Anne Milgram Aug. 22, which mandates that police inquire about the immigration status of anyone arrested for an indictable crime or for driving while intoxicated.

The directive requires that local police notify Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), the prosecuting agency, and the court if there is reason to believe that the arrestee may be an undocumented immigrant.

Taylor said the topic of Attorney General Directive No. 2007-3 has come up in his discussions with police chiefs during their monthly meetings.

“In Cape May County, we are going to follow the Attorney General’s directive,â€