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CLAIM: Nine parents who were deported under the Trump administration after being separated from their children at the border were allowed to return to the United States on Wednesday. AP’S.
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February 5, 2021 2:00 PM By The Associated Press
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FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2020 file photo, David Xol-Cholom of Guatemala hugs his son, Byron, at Los Angeles International Airport as they reunite after being separated about one-and-half years ago during the Trump administration s wide-scale separation of immigrant families. On Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that nine parents who were deported under the Trump administration after being separated from their children at the border were allowed to return to the United States on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The family reunions referenced on social media did not happen this week, they occurred in 2020 due to a court order.
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TRENTON A measure to allow Garden State residents to grow their own weed has been introduced by a Republican legislator, who has voted against recent efforts to lay the groundwork for recreational marijuana in New Jersey.
State Sen. Gerald Cardinale, R-Bergen, has outlined legislation that would permit private possession of up to six marijuana plants, subject to the state moving forward with plans for legal, adult-use pot.
“The people of New Jersey made it clear in November that they want to lift the prohibition on cannabis,” Cardinale said in a written statement on Friday.
“Since then, the Legislature has spent three months fumbling around with what should have been a simple task, and complicated the legalization effort with countless fees, licensing and extra layers of bureaucracy, the 86-year-old veteran lawmaker continued.