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Public commenters press Hudson County commissioners on immigration detention, unpaid hazard pay and fire-safety concerns
Summary
At the March 13 meeting, public speakers urged the Board to defend constitutional protections for immigrants, questioned private detention contractors and called for inspections and hazard-pay resolution for County staff. Activist Leroy Truth asked the County to verify sprinkler systems at the Superior Court complex and pressed for resolution of COVID-era hazard-pay claims.
Public commenters raised multiple issues during Hudson County’s March 13 meeting, urging the Board to act on immigrant protections, contractor oversight, employee hazard pay and building safety.
Nadja Rutowski, who identified herself as a Hoboken resident, told commissioners that “being undocumented or out of status is a civil offense, not a criminal offense,” and urged officials to protect constitutional due-process rights for all people. She emphasized the Fifth and 14th Amendments as guarantees that do not turn on immigration status.
Sylvia Schwartz criticized recent ICE activity and private detention providers and questioned whether firms such as the GEO Group had…
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