Madeline Ference

WASHINGTON — New Jersey’s delegation to the 119th Congress sent a slim metallic gift to the future that mirrors the state’s polyglot nature as its contribution to a 900-pound memory trove. To mark the nation’s 250th anniversary, Congress passed legislatio... See more

WASHINGTON — The New Jersey congressional delegation secured more than $1 billion for the state since Congress revamped a once-banned federal funding process that now allows lawmakers to channel money to their home states and districts. Since 2021, member... See more

WASHINGTON — Federal labor investigators in May inspected Delaney Hall in Newark, where detainees staged recent hunger and labor strikes to protest the conditions. Staff from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which had received a complain... See more

Hey, NJ! This week, we’re talking about the recent confrontations outside Delaney Hall. The scene outside the Newark immigrant detention center captured national attention over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, when tensions hit a boiling point between pr... See more

Esteban Marenco, 21, is a Penn State University senior photojournalism student who spent 24 hours documenting clashes outside Delaney Hall in Newark, where detained immigrants have reported poor conditions. Demonstrators, at times blocking workers’ access... See more