(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Senate President Nicholas Scutari is the focus of gun control activists’ attention for holding up a package of bills
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Senate President Nicholas Scutari is the focus of gun control activists’ attention for holding up a package of bills
(Matt Katz; WNYC/Gothamist)Thirty-three refugee families in Elizabeth were displaced by the storm
NJTV NewsGovernor allocates more than $6 million to help give immigrants a better chance at avoiding deportation
Matt Katz / WNYC NewsFormer Democratic Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino received ‘enthusiastic applause’ when he addressed the county’s Republican Organization

NJ's chief executive allocated $2.1 million for legal aid for immigrants in the budget approved in July

President's crackdown on legal immigration has marooned one woman in El Salvador, unable to see her children this Mother's Day

The current state budget has a $250,000 line item dedicated to — guess who? — our former governor
First FriendsOnce they've been granted asylum, immigrants often have nowhere to go, and may spend the night in homeless shelters or on the streets
Yusef HaddabahAhmed Abdelbasit, who teaches physics in an Islamic school, applied for asylum but was picked up by ICE because he was not a legal resident

As part of settlement, NYPD confirmed that it dismantled the Demographics Unit that surveilled Muslims
WNYCVolunteers patrol each day municipal court is in session, ready to take pictures and video on their phones if any arrests are made

Consensus that it's not easy to counter outpouring of hate-filled voices
Amanda BrownPush is on to enact gun-control legislations and measure to help undocumented immigrants pay for college — among others — all blocked by former governor

University makes it clear that it supports undocumented students, and provides access to immigration lawyers
Jessica GouldRacist quote on Facebook leads to town official's resignation
Matt Katz/WNYC NewsIndonesian immigrant families are back home, after spending time in sanctuary at their church
Karen Rouse/WNYCFederal agents arrest at least two men in morning, force another — a well-known community leader — to return to sanctuary at his church
Fred ConradChanges in U.S. immigration policy are keeping married Congolese couple apart

Some undocumented immigrants are afraid to go to court, even to pursue orders of protection against abusive spouses, worried that ICE agents will be waiting ...

Undocumented young people will visit offices of congressional Republicans in New Jersey, foregoing food until Thanksgiving dinner