Union County, NJ – At a press conference yesterday, representatives from the interfaith organization Faith in New Jersey joined with other civil rights advocates to recognize the Freeholder Board for supporting a recent change to Union County Department of Corrections procedures relating to detainer requests from the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency. The new procedures promote a more effective use of public safety resources while ensuring that constitutional protections are observed. Union County Freeholder Chairman Christopher Hudak (4th R), Vice Chairman Mohamed Jalloh (5th L), and Freeholders Sergio Granados (4th L), Vernell Wright (2nd R) and Bruce Bergen (R) are pictured here with (from left) Hoover Rodriguez, a Union County resident who was detained under the former procedures, Carlos Rojas of Faith in New Jersey, Pastor Ramon Collazo of St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church, Assemblywoman Annette Quijano and Brian Riordan, Director of the Union County Department of Corrections. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
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