Thread: Hundreds of new immigrants detained in Essex County, N.J.

Hundreds of new immigrants detained in Essex County, N.J., will have cases heard by video

They'll talk to camera, not judge

BY Erica Pearson
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, November 6 2011, 5:04 PM

Hundreds of new immigrant detainees coming to New Jersey as part of a $50 million federal contract won’t be pleading their case directly to a judge — they’ll talk to a camera instead.

Attorneys with clients in facilities that are adding 750 more immigrants — Newark’s Delaney Hall and Essex County Jail — say they were frustrated to learn most new detainees will get video teleconference hearings.

Lawyers have to decide whether to be with their clients or with the judge.

“It’s easier to ignore a TV than it is a person,â€

This video conferencing has been used for years in courtrooms. Nobody cared. It is a safer and cheaper way to handle cases. Now they are using it for illegal aliens and it is front page news. Shut-up.

"Federal immigration officials have quietly backed away from a program in Arizona and other Western states aimed at quickly and efficiently deporting illegal immigrants rather than keeping them in costly detention centers."

Immigration officials back away from deportation program

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-254578.html