FAITH IN NEW JERSEY
P.O. Box 1317, Camden, NJ 08105
609 256- 4118
609 256- 4118
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Hackensack, N.J.—Advocates called for urgent action to reduce the population at the Bergen County Jail following reports on Tuesday that a 31-year-old man detained at the facility had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This follows the diagnosis of a staffer last week and a string of public health failures at the jail. In recent days, immigrant rights groups have…
We have a responsibility to care for the human dignity of every person that is incarcerated within the broken U.S. carceral and immigration system. During this pandemic, Faith in New Jersey is demanding that there is a responsible decarceration of our siblings as well as implementation of provisions to stop the spread of Covid-19 within our jails and immigration detention…
On November 12, 2019, Faith in New Jersey was not only on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court while they heard oral arguments on the Trump administration appeal to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); we were on written record in the courtroom. We stood up for our beloved families across this country that were shown compassion through…
On Monday, April 30, 2018, I was asked to accompany Bayron, a man seeking asylum in the US, to his Immigration Court hearing at the Rodino Federal Building, Newark, NJ. Bayron came to the US in 2016 across the Mexico/US border in Texas on foot with a toddler, fleeing violence in Honduras, widely known as one of the homes of…
Almost 200 activists canvassed 28 major train and bus stations around the state to collect more than 2,000 postcard signatures in support of expanding access to driver’s licenses in New Jersey NEW JERSEY — Today, almost 200 hundred grassroots activists participated in a massive canvassing effort during peak morning commuting hours across New Jersey that spanned from Fort Lee, NJ…
Camden, NJ– More than one hundred local residents were joined by community leaders and elected officials, including Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez and Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones, at a rally for the expansion of access to driver’s licenses to more New Jersey residents. During the rally, speakers addressed the statewide benefits of allowing more drivers to be tested and trained for a…
WESTFIELD, NJ — Six protesters, including four clergy members, who were holding a sit-in at Congressman Leonard Lance’s office in Westfield to support “Dreamers” were arrested Monday, according to Westfield police. The Rev. Ann Ralosky and Rev. John Rogers of First Congregational Church in Montclair, Rabbi Elliott Tepperman of B’nai Keshet in Montclair, Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz of B’nai Abraham…
Trump’s decision to end DACA for 800,000 young adults pursuing higher education and working to help their families is simply heartless. Donald Trump has a long history of demonstrating to the world not everyone matters. In many cases, he has shown the lives of Black, Brown and poor immigrants and undocumented people matter the least. Donald Trump and leadership in…
