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ICE detainees part of our human family
I have spent a lot of my time walking around Hudson County. Walking has given me a chance to see the true beauty of my community, which is made of different cultures. Walking down Kennedy Boulevard, I can smell the spices of different cultural foods coming from apartment windows or I hear the rolling of the tongue of a language that I have heard but cannot translate. When taking the No. 10 bus from Jersey City to my home in Bayonne, I see faces of all different colors, shapes and sizes. This has brought me comfort knowing my community is so full of life.
Hudson County Freeholders abruptly exit public meeting, as fight with anti-ICE activists escalates
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Protesters hold up a banner outside the a fundraiser for Freeholder Anthony Romano at the Malibu Diner in Hoboken on Dec. 1, 2020.Julian Leshay | For The Jersey Journal
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The fight between the Hudson County Freeholders and anti-ICE activists continues to escalate after four freeholders walked out of Tuesday’s public meeting.
Freeholder Anthony Vainieri, Caridad Rodriguez, Jerry Walker and Anthony Romano left in the middle of the meeting as speakers during the public comment portion continued to scold them for voting in favor of a 10-year contract that will allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to continue jailing immigrant detainees at Hudson County Jail.