A 9-month-old boy died after a car allegedly driven by an unlicensed illegal immigrant struck him, his mother and his 5-year-old sister in the car park of a kosher grocery store in Jackson, New Jersey. The driver, Maria Cobon-Guzman, has been charged with manslaughter, while Ariadna Lazaro-Flores, who reportedly let her use the vehicle despite knowing she lacked a licence, faces a charge of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person. The case has reignited debate over New Jersey's sanctuary-style immigration policies, with the Department of Homeland Security and state Republicans pressing for the women to be handed to immigration enforcement.

Both women entered the United States illegally during the Biden administration, according to DHS, with Lazaro-Flores said to have crossed and been removed five times in October 2023 before re-entering at an unknown time and place; Cobon-Guzman was released into the country after one illegal entry and was ordered removed by an immigration judge on 31 July. The mother and her surviving child were treated at Jersey Shore University Medical Center and remained in stable condition. DHS is urging Ocean County Jail to honour ICE detainers on both women, while New Jersey's Democratic Governor, Mikie Sherrill, had not commented publicly by Tuesday, prompting criticism from Republicans over the state's Immigrant Trust Directive, which limits local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.