**Jackson Township, NJ** A baby boy is dead. His mother and sister are in critical condition. Now the town's mayor is demanding action.

Authorities say Maria Cobon-Guzman, 20, struck a mother pushing a stroller on Aug. 28. The stroller held an infant boy and a 5-year-old girl in a kosher grocery store parking lot. The baby died. Cobon-Guzman is a Guatemalan national. She did not have a driver's license. She was charged with manslaughter.

A second woman, Ariadna Lazaro-Flores, was also charged. Prosecutors say she let Cobon-Guzman drive her vehicle. She allegedly knew Cobon-Guzman had no license. Lazaro-Flores, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was charged with endangering the welfare of an incompetent person.

The Department of Homeland Security told Fox News Digital that both women entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden administration. Lazaro-Flores entered five times in October 2023. She was removed each time. Cobon-Guzman entered once that same month. DHS says she was released into the country without full vetting. On July 31, a federal immigration judge ordered her removed.

Mayor Jennifer Kuhn says New Jersey's sanctuary rules made this possible. "If our police pull somebody over and they're undocumented... they can't call the federal agencies, they can't call ICE. That needs to change," she told Fox News Digital.

New Jersey's Immigrant Trust Directive limits when police can ask about immigration status. It also limits when they can notify ICE. Former Gov. Phil Murphy created it in 2018. Current Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed it into state law in March.

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office defended the policy. Spokesperson Dan Prochilo said jails can still alert ICE when someone faces serious charges. Assault, stalking, arson, and burglary are among those listed. Supporters argue the directive helps crime victims. They say immigrants report crimes more freely when they don't fear deportation.

Kuhn is pushing her township council to formally demand the state change course. She says other towns in Ocean County are joining the effort.

Find your state lawmakers online. Ask where they stand on local and federal immigration cooperation. Town council meetings are open to the public. Show up. Speak up.