Federal Court Victory: Limits on Cash Bail Are Constitutional
NEWARK - The ACLU of New Jersey applauds the decision by the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirming the constitutionality of New Jersey’s landmark Criminal Justice Reform Act, which went into effect in January 2017. More »
Court Stays Deportation of Father Arrested at Immigration Interview
The ACLU of New Jersey and the New York Civil Liberties Union obtained an emergency stay of deportation for a father of two who was unconstitutionally taken into federal custody by immigration enforcement agents when he and his wife, a U.S. citizen, attended an interview at a federal immigration office in Manhattan as part of their application for him to obtain residency status. More »
Advocates Call for Automatic Marijuana Expungement in NJ
Advocates from the ACLU of New Jersey and New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform, along with other partners in efforts to legalize marijuana, testified in Trenton with a message: for marijuana legalization to advance racial and social justice, automatic expungement must be passed simultaneously with any legislation ending marijuana prohibition in New Jersey. More »Afghan Refugee is Freed After Unjust Yearlong Detention
Abdul, a young man who received a visa because his work for the U.S. government endangered his life, was granted asylum and finally freed from unjust ICE detention. Despite holding a visa reserved for Afghan citizens who put their lives at risk because of their work for the American government or its contractors, Abdul was detained and nearly sent back to Afghanistan when he landed at Newark Airport in March 2017. More »
Other Headlines
- ACLU-NJ Pushes for Release of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Holder
- ACLU-NJ Defends Process for Pretrial Detainees at NJ Supreme Court
- When the Right to Remain Silent Depends on the Person's Race
- Appeals Court Halts Deportation of Detained Afghan Who Helped U.S. Military
- ACLU-NJ to Appeal Discriminatory Charter School’s Renewal
