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Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.
"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.
Countdown to launch. T-minus 10 days (but your book will arrive before that). #BookSky
Unfortunately, this book is all too relevant in our current political moment. Help spread the word.
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The Trump administration is trying to acquire warehouses to use as ICE detention centers, but local leaders are fighting back.
Here's how communities across the country are mobilizing to shut down this cruel effort:
To be clear, this was a problem before DOGE.
In 2022, ICE could locate 3 in 4 adults. How many can they locate now, do you think?
americandragnet.org
The U.S. spends $100 million PER HOUR on its military budget, and it's running out of bombs so fast that they are about to ask for billions more.
Next time they tell you there's no money for programs that help people instead of kill them, remember that.
$100 million PER HOUR.
To be clear, this was a problem before DOGE.
In 2022, ICE could locate 3 in 4 adults. How many can they locate now, do you think?
americandragnet.org
To be clear, this was a problem before DOGE.
In 2022, ICE could locate 3 in 4 adults. How many can they locate now, do you think?
americandragnet.org
Periodic reminder that ICE does not just track and watch immigrants. They are collecting and storing information on us all.
NJ prisons enlist ‘peer companions’ in new strategy to stop suicides newjerseymonitor.com/2026/03/05/n...
Even the things that people downplay as simple are difficult to get people to do at scale.
I am BACK from an extended leave that included social media - just in time for BUDGET 2027.
Get ready. Every year seems to count for more than the last and that along with it being her first term means we need to hold Trenton accountable from start to finish.
Progressive James Solomon wins big in Jersey City, snapping Jim McGreevey’s comeback bid
Solomon replaces Steven Fulop, who has been the mayor for 12 years.
Public defender fees don't generate substantial revenue and wouldn't cost municipalities much to eliminate.
The report recommends eliminating all municipal public defender application fees and ensuring public defense is funded through sustainable public investments.
www.njpp.org/publications...
The report finds that up to 90 percent of New Jersey defendants can't afford attorneys — and Black and Latinx/Hispanic residents are disproportionately harmed.
Municipal fees push defendants into debt and pressure them into entering pleas to avoid financial strain.
www.njpp.org/publications...
🚨 NEW from @marleinau.bsky.social 🚨
Despite the constitutional right to an attorney, municipal courts charge up to $200 for public defenders, pushing low-income residents into debt.
Read more:
www.njpp.org/publications...
Exactly why New Jersey needs the Immigrant Trust Act!
While 720,000 wealthy NJ families get permanent tax breaks under the "One Big Beautiful Bill," 360,000 poor, disabled, and elderly residents lose Medicaid and food assistance. This isn't economic policy. This is choosing winners and losers based on wealth.
Disney learned nothing from Andor.
NPR wants to hear from listeners whose lives have changed due to an increase in ICE operations, throughout the country.
And we continue to do NOTHING to limit ICE's access to our data...
Outrageous
A photo with a green background showing NJPP President Nicole Rodriguez and her recognition as an ROI 2025 People of Color Influencer.
🎉 Congratulations to NJPP President Nicole Rodriguez for being named to ROI's 2025 People of Color Influencer List!
Nicole's leadership in advancing social justice through evidence-based policy research makes New Jersey stronger for everyone.
www.roi-nj.com/2025/07/28/r...
🚨 New from @ptrchn1.bsky.social 🚨
Despite being one of the wealthiest states, 1 in 8 New Jersey children live in poverty. However, New Jersey has the resources to dramatically cut child poverty through direct cash assistance to families.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
Where are our legislators? What are they waiting for?
www.njspotlightnews.org/video/feds-k...
Vera’s ICE Detention Trends dashboard paints an alarming picture: ICE is tearing apart, detaining, and deporting immigrant communities across the United States. On August 10, 2025, a record-high 59K+ people were held in ICE detention. For more: www.vera.org/ice-detentio...
The worst part is so many Latiné people will never even know they have lost rights until it is too late. While some coverage happened apparently when 20% of the country becomes second class citizens a picture the president drew imitating pubic hair with his signature is bigger news.
Taxing the rich is good policy in more fairly asking those who have accumulated the most wealth from our society to pay more.
BUT an underappreciated additional benefit of taxing the rich is reducing the risk of an unaccountable wealthy class that evades basic societal rules.
gee whiz