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U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker tell ICE it's time to release detainees being held in NJ, citing COVID-19 as one reason to do so.

View Comments A state legislative panel advanced a bill Thursday to bar new contracts to house federal immigrant detainees in New Jersey, a step toward ending the practice that has sparked years of protests by immigration advocates.  The bill, sponsored by state Senators Loretta Weinberg of Teaneck and Nia H. Gill of Montclair, passed by a party-line vote, with four Democrats on the Law and Public Safety Committee supporting it and two Republicans opposed.  “The Garden State has long been a landing spot for new immigrants, and it is time we started living up to our values,'' Weinb...

POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Pre-K Our Way Good Tuesday morning! Brent Spiner has made his determinations. Or maybe it was pressure from other states. But with New Jersey's COVID-19 positivity rate steadily decreasing, Gov. Murphy announced a joint plan...

ICE Jailer in New Jersey Is Sued By Its Landlord, Claiming Unsafe Conditions arrow Marie DeLuca The owners of a windowless former warehouse that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees in New Jersey are alleging dangerous conditions at the facility and suing to terminate its lease, representing another potential victory for activists seeking the end of controversial immigration detention in the state. The lawsuit filed Monday alleges that CoreCivic, the private prison operator that leases the facility and contracts with ICE to hold about 145 asylum seekers and...