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Kim and Booker push bill to stop DHS from turning warehouses into immigrant detention camps
Measure would bar DHS from running warehouse detention sites with Trump-era Big Beautiful Bill funds
Immigrant rights group targets N.J. Democrats over campaign cash from Palantir
A rally is planned at Rep. Gottheimer’s office to urge him to give away donations from Palantir
As Princeton Battlefield nears 250th, preservationists push for new visitor center
Supporters say the project would turn the battlefield into an anchor point for visitors from around the world.
New Jersey joins multistate lawsuit accusing RFK Jr. of undermining childhood vaccine protections
The complaint alleges that federal officials bypassed required scientific review and violated federal law.
U.S. sues New Jersey over immigration order, escalating fight over federal enforcement powers
Lawsuit will test how far states can go in limiting cooperation with federal agents
Detained immigrants issue “Our Cry,” a letter from inside Newark ICE facility pleading for due process
The letter desccribes overcrowded conditions and flu outbreaks.
At least a dozen Hamilton residents have died from Legionnaires’ disease since 2018, public records show
Not all cases have been definitively linked to Trenton Water Works.
Perth Amboy worker’s whistleblower suit alleges retaliation for raising insurance bidding, pay-to-play concerns
The case highlights health benefit contract issues in New Jersey.
Immigration
Investigating immigration enforcement, detention, and deportation in the Garden State
