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NJ Detention Center May Close: Landlord Moves To End Lease With ICE Contractor NJ Detention Center May Close: Landlord Moves To End Lease With ICE Contractor
NJ Detention Center May Close: Landlord Moves To End Lease With ICE Contractor The federal immigrant detention center in Elizabeth may be closing as the building's owner is moving to end a lease with the company that has housed ICE detainees at the site for decades. The Elberton Development group said it hopes to end its contract with Evans Street tenant CoreCivic, a company that manages private prison and detention centers, as soon as possible. The detention center and others like it have come under scrutiny in recent years from many who view the treatment of the detainees as inhumane and urged Elberton to end the agreement. "As supporters of many important educatio…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Montgomery Wants Immigrant Family Members Out Of Detention Centers: Report Montgomery Wants Immigrant Family Members Out Of Detention Centers: Report
Montgomery Wants Immigrant Family Members Out Of Detention Centers: Report Officials in Montgomery Township unanimously passed a resolution calling on the U.S. government to release migrants being held in detention centers and reunited with their family members, NJ.com reported.  The resolution, passed by the township committee earlier this month, calls on federal lawmakers representing New Jersey to push for an end to immigrant detention, with an emphasis on reuniting families that have been split up.  In some cases, people who have lived for decades in the United States and raised families here have been separated from their spouses and children. …

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by Paul Milo