New Jersey Boosts Immigrant Legal Defense Fund to $20 Million as Delaney Hall Dispute Continues
The new program expands free legal counsel for low-income residents and responds to unrest outside Delaney Hall, where about 300 detainees are held.
- Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced a $12 million funding increase for the Detention Deportation Defense Initiative, bringing total support to more than $20 million, and launched a new "Rapid Legal Response Initiative."
- This expansion follows weeks of often violent protests outside ICE's Delaney Hall, where about 300 detainees are held amid claims by families of "inhumane" and "unsanitary conditions" in the facility.
- Governor Sherrill stated the expansion protects rights "enshrined in our Constitution," while the American Civil Liberties Union praised the move, calling on state leaders to "prioritize" support for legal representation.
- Congressman Jeff Van Drew and New Jersey Republicans criticized the spending, arguing that "New Jersey citizens should come first" and that funds should instead provide economic relief to families facing high costs of living.
- Senate President Nick Scutari backed the decision, citing concerns over treatment of Delaney Hall inmates, as Governor Sherrill emphasized that resources are essential given the Trump Administration's policies on detention.
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Sherrill Expands Deportation Defense Fund To $20.2M
(Trenton, New Jersey) – Governor Mikie Sherrill is expanding New Jersey’s immigration legal defense program, announcing a $12 million increase that brings the Detention Deportation Defense Initiative to $20.2 million. The governor’s office says the money is meant to help people facing immigration detention or deportation get legal representation, while also supporting a rapid response network for families and detainees. The announcement comes as…
New Jersey Boosts Immigrant Legal Defense Fund to $20 Million as Delaney Hall Dispute Continues
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 4 announced a $12 million increase to the state’s fund for immigrant legal defense and a new effort to recruit volunteer attorneys, steps her administration framed as protecting due process amid federal immigration enforcement. The money raises the state’s Detention Deportation Defense Initiative to $20.2 million, which the state said would double its services and cover all low-income detainees at Delaney H…
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Dr. Rich SwierDemocrat Governor Mikie Sherrill Spends Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Money Protecting Illegals From Deportation
Another $12 millio in addition to $8 million she previously spent, bringing the total legal fund for illegals to $20 million of taxpayer dollars. These acts of treasons by our elected officials are unconscionable but I blame the Democrat voter. There are always evil people with mal-intent, they should be relegated to the absolute fringe of decent society not elevated to enormous positions of power. NJ taxpayers on the hook for $12M more as Dem …
NJ taxpayers on the hook for $12M more as Dem governor protects illegal aliens battling deportation
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced $12 million in additional funding for legal defense of illegal immigrants facing deportation, bringing the state's total to $20.2 million.
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