There are four sites that hold immigration detainees in New Jersey. Besides Elizabeth, immigration detainees are held at the county jails in Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties.
“We see a lot in Essex and Elizabeth, and a significant amount of Cubans who have crossed the border coming in, and now they are placed in Elizabeth,’’ Pillay said.
Several immigrant advocate organizations attended the rally, including Make the Road New Jersey, the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, Faith in New Jersey, ACLU of New Jersey, New York Civil Liberties Union, Make the Road New York, the New York Immigration Coalition and the New Sanctuary Coalition.
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