NJ allocates more than $2M to help immigrants facing deportation

<p>New Jersey has allocated more than $2 million to help immigrants facing deportation.</p>

News 12 Staff

Nov 19, 2018, 9:14 PM

Updated 1,978 days ago

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New Jersey has allocated more than $2 million to help immigrants facing deportation.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced that the $2.1 million grant agreement called for in this year's budget was finalized by state officials Monday. The agreement calls for $925,000 to go to Legal Services of New Jersey and the American Friends Service Committee.
Rutgers and Seton Hall's law schools will also each get $125,000 as part of the agreement Murphy said.
A copy of the agreement was not provided, but Murphy says the money will help provide legal aid to detained, low-income residents facing deportation.
It's unclear how far the money will go. Immigration and Customs Enforcement doesn't release information on how many immigrants are detained in New Jersey.
The Associated Press wire services contributed to this report.


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