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Power & Politics: Calling for ICE detention center to close; NJ's voter registration mess fallout

Democratic Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. and Republican Senate Minority Leader Anthony Bucco join the show this week.

News 12 Staff

Aug 8, 2026, 5:20 PM

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Democrats in New Jersey's Congressional Delegation are demanding immediate answers from Homeland Security after word of a third detainee death at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, Delaney Hall, in Newark.

Investigators are working with the FBI to determine who is responsible for two cyber attacks at two New Jersey water facilities.

New Jersey's voter registration mess has been dominating the headlines for the past weeks after 6,600 noncitizens registered under the Motor Vehicle Commission's motor voter system were still on the rolls two years later. The issue prompted the chairs and Republican members of the House Judiciary and Administration committees to send a letter to New Jersey Lt. Gov. and Secretary of State Dr. Dale Caldwell demanding he turn over all requested and relevant information by Aug. 17.

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's administration announced a statewide outreach effort to look at the school funding formula.

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