NJAID Press Conference on Mandatory Detention, Essex County, &c.

Date: 
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 11:00am
Location: 
Hall Of Records, 465 MLK Blvd., Newark, NJ

This is about where ICE plans to start warehousing New York's immigrants: the Northeast Detention Center complex!

Please come join the New Jersey Advocates for Immigrant Detainees (NJAID) for a Press Conference in front of the Hall of Records in Newark, NJ, on Tuesday, September 27th, to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of IIRIRA as well as to address the following issues:

Mandatory Detention and Implications

Increased Immigration Detention in NJ: Elizabeth Detention Center and beyond

Essex County’s Newly Approved Contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Violations of Immigration Detention Standards and Due Process at Essex

Environmental and Other Concerns at Essex County Correctional Facility

Essex County Government Accountability and Call for Oversight Committee

Learn about what’s happening in Essex regarding immigration detention and support fair treatment of immigrants & lend your voice to the struggle for justice!

For more information, contact Kheim@afsc.org or ccwang@afsc.org