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ICE taps GEO Group subsidiary to track immigrants in $121 million deal
The 'skip tracing' contract will supercharge surveillance of immigrants, financial incentives will turn contractors into bounty hunters, critics say.
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6mSherrill denied chance to speak with detainees during Delaney Hall visit
Governor says restrictions during Newark detention center tour raise questions about conditions inside
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5mNew Jersey expands legal defense funding for immigrants facing deportation
Sherrill announces $12 million increase and new rapid-response initiative amid escalating immigration enforcement
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14mMontclair State University beats out independent public media proposal to run NJ PBS
The two finalists offered starkly different visions for the future of public media in New Jersey.
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6mPress freedom groups demand dismissal of charges against journalists arrested at Delaney Hall protests
Coalition cites arrests, assaults, equipment damage, and access restrictions as concerns grow over treatment of reporters covering protests
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5mEssex County prosecutor’s sergeant charged with stealing injured photojournalist’s gear during Delaney Hall protest
The alleged theft occurred after state police rounded up protesters, reporters, and photojournalists and made arrests outside the immigrant detention facility.