BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — They remember nearly a century of history, and their beliefs inspired them to protest an immigration detention center in North Jersey last week.
Category: Immigration
Immigration enforcement, detention, court rulings and the communities affected by shifting federal policy.
Crime & Justice Oct 30, 2026ICE Watch: GEO Group gets 10-year contract for Tacoma, WA ICE detention center
The company operating Tacoma’s Northwest ICE Processing Center has secured a new 10-year federal contract, even as two Washington congresswomen raise questions about conditions inside the facility and the lack of transparency surrounding the deal.
Crime & Justice Oct 27, 2026ICE Watch: Press Release: Van Drew Calls for ICE Custody in Case of Police Crash Injury
Van Drew criticizes a judge’s release decision and urges ICE custody for a man charged in a police-injury crash.
Crime & Justice Oct 18, 2026ICE Watch: California Democrats visit Adelanto ICE detention facility
A group of California House Democrats said staff at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center kept them waiting more than half an hour Friday and used the time to mop floors and lock detainees in their cells before the lawmakers unannounced inspection of the state’s largest immigration detention center.
Civil Rights Oct 17, 2026Who Profits From the Pipeline, What Project 2025 Removes, and How to Fight Back (Part 3 of 3)
Every stage of the pipeline has someone getting paid. The last part of our series follows the money, looks at the guardrails Project 2025 targets, and ends with an action plan.
Crime & Justice Oct 16, 2026ICE Watch: Detainees at a third U.S. immigration detention center go on hunger strike, including Russian…
More than 30 people have gone on hunger strike at the El Valle immigration detention facility in Texas, the mother of one of the protesters told Vot Tak.
Civil Rights Oct 15, 2026The Bounty Hunter Blueprint: Mississippi’s HB 1484, the New ICE Machine and Project 2025 (Part 1 of 3)
In January 2025, a Mississippi lawmaker filed a bill that would have paid $1,000 for a tip and locked a person up for the rest of their life for being in the state without papers.
Crime & Justice Oct 15, 2026ICE Watch: Oklahoma helped fast-track a massive immigration detention center. Now questions are mounting…
An empty prison in rural western Oklahoma was an ideal spot to house immigrants as part of the second Trump administration’s ambitious plan to deport millions of people.