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NJ Alliance For Immigrant Justice Calls On State Leadership To "Meet the Historic Momentum" On Immigration Detention


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NJ Alliance For Immigrant Justice Calls On State Leadership To “Meet the Historic Momentum” On Immigration Detention 
May 5, 2021, 11:02 am | in
NJ Alliance For Immigrant Justice Calls On State Leadership To “Meet the Historic Momentum” On Immigration Detention
 
Newark – Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 The New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice (NJAIJ) calls on State leadership and legislators to act on A5207/S3361, legislation that would ban new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contracts or renewals and extensions of existing contracts.
Despite community calls to the Assembly Law & Public Safety Committee who met this morning, A5207 was not included on the agenda. Collectively, this committee’s members represent nearly half a million immigrant New Jerseyans. The call to action follows a whirlwind week as New Jersey made national headlines over local contractors signaling an end, or depopulation, ....

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Sheriff Cureton, Activists Tell Their Side Of Bergen Jail Protest


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What occurred yesterday was not a peaceful protest. It was not a productive act of political expression, said Cureton, who did note that, in large part, the protesters who gathered on Saturday were there with good intentions.
Cureton, said by 3 p.m. roughly 150 protesters were present outside the jail and demonstrators became increasingly unruly. Law enforcement officials on the ground used tactical smokes in an effort to disperse the crowd, but said no tear gas was used.
Video of Cureton s remarks is below:
In a point that has been denied by activist groups from across the state, Cureton said protesters hopped barricades, threw bricks and used pepper spray against officers. He also said two law enforcement officers were bitten. ....

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