The bill would prohibit cities and institutions of higher learning from declaring themselves sanctuary cities. There are currently no sanctuary cities in the state, although the city of Jackson proposed such a declaration last year.

Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin was one of the nearly 1,000 lobbyists, business people and politicians who rode the rails from Newark to Washington to press New Jersey interests in the capital.

Critics of a draft executive order say it could be devastating to L.G.B.T. people.

Bishop Cantu's letter comes as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson begins his time as the chief foreign affairs adviser to President Donald Trump.

In North Africa, migrants from sub-Saharan Africa now make up a large proportion of Catholic communities.

The U.S. bishops have published statements condemning three executive orders in President Trump's first week.