Congresswoman: ‘We cannot condone the monetization of justice’ | Opinion
Updated Jan 03, 2021;
Posted Jan 03, 2021
U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman says Hudson County has had to choose between extending its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in order to keep people on the payroll or stay true to the promises it made to end its contract with ICE. File photo.Michael Dempsey | The Jersey Journal
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By Bonnie Watson Coleman
Nationwide, cities and municipalities are stretched in ways they could never have imagined nor planned for. With dimming hopes for federal aid in the pipeline, it’s forcing them to make difficult choices. Hudson County, not far from my own congressional district, has had to make just such a choice: extend its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in order to keep people on the payroll or stay true to the promises it made to end it.