Immigration advocates rally amid concerns of potential ICE facility in Union County

Advocates demand lawmakers enact protections against ICE

Demonstrators rallied in Foley Square Friday.

Immigrant advocates rally to stop Union County Jail from becoming ICE detention center

Protesters gathered outside the Union County Administrative Building in Elizabeth on Thursday on a "Communities Not Cages” Nationwide Day of Action.

Immigration advocates rally amid concerns of potential ICE facility in Union County

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) -- Make the Road New Jersey and other immigration advocates are rallying outside the Union County Administration Building at 5 p.m. Thursday to protest the possibility of the vacant Union County Jail becoming an ICE detention center.  The jail, located in Elizabeth, has sat vacant for the last four years. It presents a revenue opportunity the county wants to explore, but one which immigration advocates fear could be devastatin…

HB 5580 Would Force Texas Sheriffs into ICE Agreements - Reform Austin

On Monday, the Texas House Subcommittee on County & Regional Government heard testimony on House Bill 5580, a proposal that could fundamentally reshape local law enforcement in Texas—and reignite legal battles over immigration and civil rights. The bill, authored by Rep. Brian Harrison (R-Midlothian), would mandate that sheriffs in counties with 100,000 or more residents enter into 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …