Ramapo’s American Federation of Teachers (RAFT) chapter has been active on campus this semester, taking steps to combat what they feel is an attack on their union and the education system as a whole by the Trump administration. “At Ramapo, as far as I know, there’s been zero problem [with […]
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ICE presence officially lessened in North Jersey
Photo courtesy of Charles Rabada, Unsplash Hudson County, N.J. will end its controversial contract with the federal Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), releasing its 45 detainees from Kearny jail as of Nov. 1. According to a letter obtained by The Jersey Journal on Sept. 10, Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise […]
Bergen County commissioners dismiss complaints from detainees
Photo courtesy of Bergen County Sheriff's Office In November 2020, detainees in Bergen County Jail began a hunger strike to protest being kept in a facility that they claim is improperly equipped for housing them during a pandemic. N.J. residents who heard about the hunger strike have since been protesting for […]