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An activist with the hashtag “Abolish Borders" on her Twitter profile said she met this week with the acting chief of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Over the course of three decades, the Elizabeth Detention Center has become, for many, a symbol of immigrant injustice in New Jersey. This Friday, Rutgers University will hold a symposium, Elizabeth Detention Center: Past, Present, and Future, that will examine the ways in which the center reflects the larger story of immigration enforcement in the United States. “We can get a view of 30 years of immigration policy by looking at what has happened at Elizabeth in those 30 years,” said Ulla Berg, a professor of Latino and Caribbean studies and anthropology School of Arts and Sciences, and ...
The appeal challenges a decision that allowed the ICE detention center in Elizabeth to remain open.
The ruling paves the way for ICE and CoreCivic to renew their contract in the state.
“This is a large crisis. No one knows what is going to happen the day after the end of Title 42.”