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Surge In ICE Arrests In NJ Prompts Massive Immigrant Rights Rally In Passaic Surge In ICE Arrests In NJ Prompts Massive Immigrant Rights Rally In Passaic
Surge In ICE Arrests In NJ Prompts Massive Immigrant Rights Rally In Passaic Hundreds of immigrant families and community members are expected to gather on Saturday, Feb. 8, in Passaic for immigrant rights and to protest recent attacks on their communities. Organized by Make The Road NJ, the rally is expected to begin at 2:30 p.m. at the corner of Passaic and Paulison Avenues. Dubbed “We Are Home: March for Immigrant Rights," the march is part of a larger movement demanding protections for immigrants across New Jersey. Organizers say the march comes at a critical time. On Jan. 29, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported 1,016 arrests a…
Trump Ends All Jan. 6 Cases With Pardons, Dismissals, Commutations, Signs Flurry Of Orders Trump Ends All Jan. 6 Cases With Pardons, Dismissals, Commutations, Signs Flurry Of Orders
Trump Ends All Jan. 6 Cases With Pardons, Dismissals, Commutations, Signs Flurry Of Orders Newly sworn in President Donald Trump granted pardons to nearly all individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack and signed several executive orders marking an aggressive start to his second non-consecutive term. Some of the orders were signed in front of a crowd at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC shortly after his inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20, and the others in the Oval Office. Here's a rundown: Pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
 Trump pardoned, commuted sentences, and dismissed charges for most of the approximately 1,600 individuals charged in the Capitol riots…
Trump Taps Vaccine Skeptic To Lead CDC Trump Taps Vaccine Skeptic To Lead CDC
Trump Taps Vaccine Skeptic To Lead CDC Another vaccine skeptic with New York ties could soon shape public health policy. President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Florida congressman and physician Dave Weldon to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Weldon was born on Long Island, in Amityville, and graduated from Stony Brook University in 1978 before earning his M.D. degree at the University of Buffalo in 1981. Earlier Report: Trump Selects Vaccine-Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Secretary Of Health, Human Services “In addition to being a medical doctor for 40 years, and an Ar…