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The Bergen County Jail in Hackensack on Thursday was housing 97 detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A few miles away at the Hudson County jail in Kearny, there were 48 federal immigration detainees
The numbers are far fewer than the hundreds each jail housed during the height of the Trump administration, which took a hard-line approach on illegal immigration, leading to increased arrests and detentions and bringing millions into county coffers. On Thursday, officials in both counties said they are not accepting any more immigration detainees, raising questions about whether they will join Essex County in ending the long-standing practice of housing ICE detainees.