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The Center for Immigrant Justice (CIJ) at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey advocates for the protection of the rights of immigrants and their families and their equal treatment under the law. The CIJ employs interdisciplinary scholarship, legal, policy and advocacy initiatives, and public engagement to advocate for the adoption of equitable and just immigration and citizenship laws.
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“Immigrant Vocational Licensing” Fellows Program
Students should submit their resume, list of references, and a brief writing sample as one pdf document to Jason Hernandez at Jason.c.hernandez@rutgers.edu by May 5, 2023. Finalists will be interviewed the week of May 15, 2023, and we anticipate making final selection by May 22, 2023.
NJ ‘Iimmigrant trust’ directive affects number of deportations
NEWARK – The state directive limiting cooperation by New Jersey police agencies with federal enforcement of civil immigration violations slightly reduced the number of people going from jails to federal custody and deportation though isn’t being followed consistently, says a new report out of Rutgers Law School. A study released at a Tuesday symposium said the number of removals of unauthorized immigrants through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was down slightly in 2020 for people with the most serious convictions and basically level for people without them. There was a notable decline in removals through the Secure Communities fingerprint and […]