This legal maneuver could clear the way for a new ICE detention center in New Jersey

Trump Administration Seeks $45 Billion to Expand ICE Detention Centers

The ACLU reports the Trump administration is planning to dramatically expand immigrant detention facilities, including opening new immigration prisons in 10 states across the Midwest and West Coast. The plans were brought to life thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request. In a statement, the ACLU warned the expansion would “further the Trump administration’s dystopian plans to deport our immigrant neighbors and loved ones.” Last week, The N…

This legal maneuver could clear the way for a new ICE detention center in New Jersey

The GEO Group wants to open a 1,200-bed detention center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But the city has gone to court.

Sale of former Union County Jail property to ICE or other detention centers opposed

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Assemblywoman Annette Quijano and Union County Commissioner Sergio Granados, both running for Assembly in the 20th Legislative District, issued a joint statement on Friday, March 28, voicing strong opposition to two resolutions introduced at the Union County Board of County Commissioners meeting on the evening of Thursday, March 27, which would allow Union County to subdivide and advertise for the potential sale of the former …