Pennsylvania immigrant jail must let N.J. detainees attend criminal hearings remotely, judge says • New Jersey Monitor

Pennsylvania immigrant jail must let N.J. detainees attend criminal hearings remotely, judge says • New Jersey Monitor

Barring detainees from remote court access kept their criminal proceedings alive longer than they needed to be, the judge said. (Photo via U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)Federal immigration authorities violated the constitutional rights of people held in a Pennsylvania detention center who were facing criminal charges in New Jersey by blocking their requests to attend court hearings virtually, a federal judge recently ruled. Preventing…