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The detainees are people being held without charge.
**Many of the detainees are being held on visa
violations. However visa violations are a civil matter that does not give people the right to a court appointed attorney. The result is 90% of detainees do not have any legal representation.
**Many detainess are being held for deportation based on previous criminal convictions that they had previously served time for. These convictions are called aggravated felonies but under the 1996 Anti-Terrorism legislation aggravated felonies were redefined to include many small matters -- like jumping a subway turnstile. Many of the detainees took plea bargains on charges years ago at the advice of their attorneys without realizing there would be immigration consequences.
Visiting The Detainees
Hudson County Corrections Center in Kearny, NJ - Visiting Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri-Sun |
| 9-11:00am | 9-11:00am (Contact only*) | 9-11:00am | 9-11:00am | No Visits |
| 1-3pm | 1-3pm (Contact only*) | 1-3pm | 1-3pm |
| 6-9pm | 6-9pm | 6-9pm | 6-9pm |
Directions: Take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 15E. Take Rt. 1/9 North off the exit ramp.
You should see signs for the prison at the second right off of Rt. 1/9 (Hackensack Ave).
Follow the signs and park in the visitor's area of the parking lot. Once you enter the
prison, the visitation area is to the right.
*Contact visits must be arranged in advance. Regular visits are not
allowed during contact visitation hours. Please contact us for more details.
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For addresses and visiting hours at other county prisons see
the web page for the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of NJ
here.
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In The NewsOct. 7, 2009
Report Critical of Scope of Immigration Detention
Nina Bernstein
New York Times
Oct. 4, 2009
Immigration detainees at Middlesex County jail may move within 10 days
Gene Racz
my Central Jersey
Oct. 1, 2009
Middlesex County freeholders vote to end contract with ICE for keeping detainees at jail
Gene Racz
my Central Jersey
Sep. 2, 2009
AG warns NJ police against immigration patrols
BETH DeFALCO
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jul. 24, 2009
RIGHTS-US: Byzantine World of Immigration Detention
William Fisher
IPS News Service
Jul. 13, 2009
Morristown immigrants fearful of new federal enforcement policy
Tanya Drobness
The Star Ledger
May. 5, 2009
Justices Limit Use of Identity Theft Law in Immigration Cases
ADAM LIPTAK and JULIA PRESTON
New York Times
Apr. 16, 2009
Avenel man facing deportation sent home credits faith to surprising turn of events
RICK MALWITZ
myCentralJersey.com
Apr. 15, 2009
Study Says Police Misuse Immigration-Inquiry Rule
Nina Bernstein
The New York Times
Apr. 15, 2009
Family Secrets
Timothy Egan
The New York Times
Apr. 2, 2009
Immigrant Detainee Dies, and a Life Is Buried, Too
Nina Bernstein
The New York Times
Mar. 31, 2009
Highland Park church rallies as member is moved to West Coast facility for deportation
RICK MALWITZ
MyCentralJersey.com
Mar. 18, 2009
Ill Migrants Left to Languish Behind Bars
Ben Case
Inter Press Service
Mar. 16, 2009
Immigrants face detention, few rights
International Herald Tribune
Mar. 12, 2009
In City of Lawyers, Many Immigrants Fighting Deportation Go It Alone
Nina Bernstein
The New York Times
Mar. 12, 2009
Priest’s Video Contradicts Police Report on Arrest
CHRISTINE NEGRONI
The New York Times
Feb. 13, 2009
Detainee and his Dearest Meri find happiness
Helen O'Neill
NJ.com
Feb. 13, 2009
100,000 Parents of Citizens Were Deported Over 10 Years
MICHAEL FALCONE
The New York Times
Feb. 10, 2009
Letter
Sarah Ignatius
The New York Times
Feb. 4, 2009
Target of Immigrant Raids Shifted
Nina Bernstein
The New York Times
Feb. 4, 2009
Monica Yant Kinney: Two stories, both with good endings
Monica Yant Kinney
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Feb. 1, 2009
Monica Yant Kinney: An American dream cut short
Monica Yant Kinney
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Jan. 15, 2009
U.S. Issues Scathing Report on Immigrant Who Died in Detention
Nina Bernstein
New York Times
Jan. 8, 2009
Ruling Says Deportation Cases May Not Be Appealed Over Lawyer Errors
John Schwartz
The New York Times
Dec. 26, 2008
City of Immigrants Fills Jail Cells With Its Own
Nina Bernstein
The New York Times
Dec. 10, 2008
ACLU to Unveil New Immigration Report at Human Rights Forum
Press Release
ACLU of NJ
Oct. 18, 2008
Activists want Middlesex County to stop holding immigrant detainees in jail
GENE RACZ
Home News
Oct. 5, 2008
Death of Detained Immigrant Inspires Online Game With Goal of Educating Players
Nina Bernstein
The New York Times
Sep. 11, 2008
A Matter of Justine
Jane Guskin
The Huffington Post
Aug. 17, 2008
Mr. Ng’s Death
Editors
The New York Times
Jun. 11, 2008
IMMIGRATION RAIDS AND DETENTIONS
Senator Robert Menendez
Senator's website
Jun. 5, 2008
Thin ICE
Jacqueline Stevens
The Nation
Jun. 3, 2008
The Great Immigration Panic
The New York Times
May. 22, 2008
DHS Will Face Questions on Care of Detained Immigrants
Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post
May. 14, 2008
Rally planned Thursday in New Brunswick to protest holding of immigrant detainees
GENE RACZ
Courier News
May. 13, 2008
Menendez introduces companion bill - medical care for immigrant detainees after news of 2 NJ deaths
kwilkinson
BlueJerseyDotCom
May. 13, 2008
A Surgeon’s Path From Migrant Fields to Operating Room
Claudia Dreifus
New York Times
May. 12, 2008
Careless Detention: A Series of Four Articles
Dana Priest and Amy Goldstein
The Washington Post
May. 6, 2008
Death by Detention
Editorial
The New York Times
May. 5, 2008
For Immigrants Who Died in U.S. Custody, Few Details Provided
Nina Bernstein
The New York Times
May. 1, 2008
Immigrants Challenge U.S. System of Detention
Nina Bernstein
The New York Times
Apr. 28, 2008
Christie: Illegal immigrants aren't criminals
JULIE O'CONNOR
Star-Ledger
Apr. 19, 2008
Activists: Detainees lack health care in jail
Gene Racz
Home News Tribune
Mar. 15, 2008
Petition cites detainee's death
Ken Serrano
Home News Tribune
Mar. 8, 2008
Immigration Policy in U.S. Is Criticized by U.N. Aide
AP
New York Times
Feb. 26, 2008
Study: Incarceration rate lower for immigrants
Jill Tucker
San Francisco Chronicle
Oct. 27, 2007
Jail conditions spur federal judge to cut inmate's sentence
nj.com
Sep. 12, 2007
New Jersey voices added to U.S. report
SAMANTHA HENRY
Herald News
Jun. 26, 2007
New Scrutiny as Immigrants Die in Custody
NINA BERNSTEIN
New York Times
Jun. 17, 2007
US judge says jail officials can force-feed starving immigration detainee
PR-inside,com
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