Fresh off court win, Newark mayor says president should ‘stop pressuring us’ on immigration newjerseymonitor.com/2026/06/26/f...

Democrat running for NJ governor wants to ban ICE agents from wearing masks newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/21/n...

NJ governor candidates split on housing immigrant detainees at Fort Dix newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/nj-go... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Summer begins with no new heat standard protection for New Jersey workers, via @snietomunoz.bsky.social newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/04/s...

New Jersey immigrant advocates renew call for more protections in wake of Supreme Court ruling newjerseymonitor.com/2025/06/27/i... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Trump admin likely violated Constitution in bid to deport Columbia University activist, judge says newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/29/t... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Homeland security chief blasts ‘lawlessness’ of N.J. Dems who protested outside migrant jail newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/14/h... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

New bill would remove some protections for temporary workers in New Jersey newjerseymonitor.com/2025/05/12/n... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Governor wants feds to investigate higher electricity prices newjerseymonitor.com/2025/04/18/g... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Amtrak begins repairs to avoid another disruptive summer for train riders newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/amtra... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Attorneys for activist facing deportation slam immigration hearing as ‘sham’ newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/attor... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Newark lawsuit aims to ‘cripple’ immigrant enforcement, prison company alleges newjerseymonitor.com/2025/04/10/n... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

A private prison company behind a massive immigration detention center in Newark hasn't secured proper permits, barred inspectors, and is flouting city code, officials said in legal documents filed this week. By @snietomunoz.bsky.social / @newjerseymonitor.com

‘These are not normal times,’ Sen. Cory Booker says in marathon Senate speech @snietomunoz.bsky.social @newjerseymonitor.com newjerseymonitor.com/2025/04/01/t...

Case of Columbia University activist facing deportation should remain in N.J., judge rules newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/case-... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Trump admin targeting Columbia activist over his ‘right to dissent,’ man’s lawyer says newjerseymonitor.com/2025/03/28/t... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

“I don’t want to hear that this is only for criminals because we know that ICE has been profiling people, labeling them violent criminals when they’re not and when they’ve proven not to be, and deporting them anyway or detaining them indefinitely,” an immigrant activist said.

ICE plans massive new immigrant detention center in Newark newjerseymonitor.com/2025/02/27/i... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

New bill could speed up approvals for cannabis dispensaries newjerseymonitor.com/2025/02/12/n... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Pennsylvania immigrant jail must let N.J. detainees attend criminal hearings remotely, judge says newjerseymonitor.com/2025/02/06/p... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Immigrant Activists Conflicted on New State Guidance to New Jersey Schools | “They knew that this was going to be the outcome & they waited until this week to issue guidance. Better late than never, but at what cost?” @njaij.bsky.social Amy Torres told @newjerseymonitor.com @snietomunoz.bsky.social

In an apparent rebuke to President Trump over his immigration policies, Gov. Murphy urged schools to develop a plan in case ICE shows up. via @newjerseymonitor.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/immi...

Newark mayor condemns ICE raid as ‘egregious act’ newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/newar... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

N.J. launches legal fight against Trump over birthright citizenship order newjerseymonitor.com/2025/01/21/n... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Governor Murphy presents lengthy to-do list for final year in office newjerseymonitor.com/2025/01/14/g... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Disgraced Clark mayor resigns under plea agreement in misconduct case newjerseymonitor.com/2025/01/10/d... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Embattled Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso stepped down Friday as part of a plea agreement that required his resignation following criminal charges and a racism scandal. via @newjerseymonitor.com @snietomunoz.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/disg...

Governor hopefuls take ‘easy political aim’ at House Dems not voting on immigration bill newjerseymonitor.com/2025/01/09/g... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Transit advocates say congestion pricing behind shorter commute times newjerseymonitor.com/2025/01/06/t... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

A new $9 congestion pricing toll will go into effect in Manhattan Sunday after a judge rejected NJ’s argument that congestion pricing would lead to irreparable harm to residents who may see increased traffic from motorists trying to avoid paying the $$. newjerseymonitor.com/2025/01/03/j...

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Trenton Water Works told its customers last week that a worker had been fired for falsifying drinking water data for 15 months — meaning the water went unmonitored for contaminants for over a year 👀 newjerseymonitor.com/2024/12/02/w...

Paterson school officials failed to properly respond to students’ allegations of sexual harassment, weren't keeping proper documentation of complaints, and in some cases, deferred the incident to law enforcement without an internal investigation, US Ed Dept says. newjerseymonitor.com/2024/12/03/p...

“@njmonitor.bsky.social found that in just New Jersey, ICE is eyeing at least 3 centers where around 25,000 migrants could be held — even though state law bans detention center”

I spoke with @hereandnow last week about ACLU docs revealing proposals to expand ICE detention centers in New Jersey and the legal battles behind the efforts. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

A workers’ rights group is suing OSHA to obtain records on the deaths of three Amazon workers who died within three weeks of each other in New Jersey warehouses in 2022. newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/lawsu...

Weird statistic: New Jersey ranks 49th out of US states for water fluoridation. Only Hawaii ranks lower. www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/11/why-...

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Social justice groups want state officials to expedite closing long-troubled juvenile jails amid new charges of sexual abuse by staff. "We can’t continue to talk about a date that’s 4 years from now and continue to subject girls to...this type of abuse." newjerseymonitor.com/2024/11/22/s...

Spain said it could give residency and work permits to about 900,000 undocumented migrants in the country over the next three years to help address a growing need for workers, even as other European countries embrace tougher stances on immigration.

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Trenton lawmakers are looking at new restrictions on bird feeders, aiming to curb human interaction with bears. “We’re in the Garden State. Even a sociopathic mobster like Tony Soprano was able to find some solace in feeding his ducks … We can’t even have damn bird feeders anymore.” t.co/IPBZ5tLvNQ

Governor Murphy signs bill requiring pay transparency in job listings newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/gover... via @snietomunoz.bsky.social

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Montclair Democrat who first joined Congress after the 2018 Democratic wave, joined the large field of Democrats seeking to be elected governor next year. newjerseymonitor.com/2024/11/18/m...