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Controversial NJ Judge Now Overseeing Immigration Cases In Elizabeth
Elizabeth Immigration Court is at the migrant jail where the federal government holds people agents have rounded up under the Trump administration's mass deportation effort.
Advocates Say Delaney Hall Detainees Have Ended Hunger Strike
Jail guards’ “intimidation tactics” led detainees to drop their strike, according to immigrant advocates who have protested the conditions behind bars.
NJ Judge Who Threatened To Deport Truant Students Should Be Removed, Panel Says
The New Jersey Supreme Court will review a judicial ethics panel’s recommendation that a judge be removed from the bench for his threats to deport truant children.
Report Says NJ Food Stamp Spending Benefits Families, Stores, Economy
A study from Montclair State University qualifies how New Jersey's investment in sustaining minimum food stamp benefit pays off for families, local stores, and the economy.
Why NJ Advocates Call Car Insurance Rates Prejudiced
Advocates want New Jersey to bar car insurers from basing rates on income, education, and other things unrelated to driving. Insurers say they predict risk.
NJ Sues Newark Migrant Jail Owners Over Blocked Health Inspections
Health officials were denied a full inspection last week
NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill To Make Basic Emergency Services ‘Essential’
Lawmakers advanced a bill that would require NJ towns to provide basic EMS services, same as police and firefighting
Should ICE Be Abolished? Democrats In 12th District House Race Chime In
Twelve Democrats are vying on June 2 for the party’s nod to succeed a retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman in the 12th Congressional District.