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New Jersey Immigrant Rights

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NJ must guarantee legal help for immigrants facing deportation

Feb 20, 2026
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How New Jersey won new protections for immigrant communities

Feb 20, 2026
New Jersey Immigrant Rights Program receives 2026 Immigration & Justice Impact Award

New Jersey Immigrant Rights Program receives 2026 Immigration & Justice Impact Award

Feb 19, 2026
How ICE’s detention system makes people untraceable

How ICE’s detention system makes people untraceable

Updated Dec 30, 2025
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Representing immigrants in New Jersey in unprecedented times

Updated Nov 21, 2025
Searching for family, documenting for immigrant justice

Searching for family, documenting for immigrant justice

Updated Nov 12, 2025
Photo of an office wall decorated with pro-immigration artwork

Protecting students and families from ICE

Oct 27, 2025
New video series maps stories of immigrants’ journeys to the U.S. 

New video series maps stories of immigrants’ journeys to the U.S. 

Jul 25, 2025
Mapping untold stories of migration

Mapping untold stories of migration

Jul 15, 2025
Defending communities against ICE in New Jersey

Defending communities against ICE in New Jersey

Jul 1, 2025

AFSC awarded 2025 AILA New Jersey Chapter Pro Bono Champion

Jun 25, 2025
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Providing critical support to detained immigrants

May 13, 2025
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ICE signs massive contract for for-profit immigration jail in New Jersey

Feb 28, 2025

Supporting immigrant youth in New Jersey

Feb 25, 2025
Turning fear into immigrant power

Turning fear into immigrant power

Nov 15, 2024
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Safeguarding immigrant rights and access to public services

Oct 3, 2024
Overcoming barriers for undocumented immigrants in New Jersey

Overcoming barriers for undocumented immigrants in New Jersey

Updated Nov 15, 2024
One immigrant family’s struggle to stay together

One immigrant family’s struggle to stay together

Jul 8, 2024
Posada Sin Fronteras at the U.S.-Mexico border

Immigration justice week of action set to begin on Human Rights Day

Dec 8, 2023
How immigrant students campaigned to save their school club—and won

How immigrant students campaigned to save their school club—and won

Oct 5, 2023
The fate of my DACA status is now in Congress’s hands

The fate of my DACA status is now in Congress’s hands

Updated Sep 15, 2023
AFSC denounces ruling keeping the Elizabeth Detention Center open, calls on Biden Administration to end immigration detention

AFSC denounces ruling keeping the Elizabeth Detention Center open, calls on Biden Administration to end immigration detention

Aug 29, 2023
Advocating for immigrant youth

Advocating for immigrant youth

Apr 25, 2023
Myrna Martinez in the Newark, NJ office

Recognizing Myrna Hernandez

Mar 8, 2023
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