NJTV NewsGovernor allocates more than $6 million to help give immigrants a better chance at avoiding deportation
MATT KATZ
Matt Katz reports on air at WNYC about immigration, refugees, national security and hate. He covered New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for more than five years.
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Matt Katz / WNYC NewsFormer Democratic Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino received ‘enthusiastic applause’ when he addressed the county’s Republican Organization
NJ's chief executive allocated $2.1 million for legal aid for immigrants in the budget approved in July
President's crackdown on legal immigration has marooned one woman in El Salvador, unable to see her children this Mother's Day
The current state budget has a $250,000 line item dedicated to — guess who? — our former governor
First FriendsOnce they've been granted asylum, immigrants often have nowhere to go, and may spend the night in homeless shelters or on the streets
Yusef HaddabahAhmed Abdelbasit, who teaches physics in an Islamic school, applied for asylum but was picked up by ICE because he was not a legal resident
As part of settlement, NYPD confirmed that it dismantled the Demographics Unit that surveilled Muslims
WNYCVolunteers patrol each day municipal court is in session, ready to take pictures and video on their phones if any arrests are made
Consensus that it's not easy to counter outpouring of hate-filled voices
