‘We’re doing it all for them’: Radio Jornalera NJ exposes conditions faced by immigrants in detention
by José Olivares in Newark, New Jersey from US news | The Guardian on (#769KB)
Grassroots outlet reports from New Jersey's Delaney Hall - and helps family members connect with loved ones inside
One voice has rung out for local communities through the horror stories, hunger strikes, protests and police at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail at Delaney Hall in New Jersey in recent times - that of a small grassroots media outlet.
The voice" is a team using several platforms, with reporters and volunteers streaming live from outside the detention center in Newark, posting on Instagram about conditions inside and whether visitors are allowed in on any given day, and broadcasting into the cars and houses of local communities.
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