Protests against immigration detention in New Jersey have been going on for some time. December 23, 2024. Photo by AP Photo/Julio Cortez

New documents obtained by the ACLU reveal that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is actively considering proposals to expand its immigration detention capacity throughout New Jersey. November 22, 2024.

North Carolina passed HB 10, a measure considered anti-immigrant that has generated great controversy in the state. November 21, 2024.

Wind of the Spirit’s Leandra Gerena calls on Morristown Council to oppose mass deportations. November 13, 2024. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

NJ urges acceleration of bills to protect civil rights. November 13, 2024.

Amid anti-immigrant sentiment on the campaign trail, immigrant advocates seek new protections for New Jersey immigrants. October 10, 2024.

State lawmakers push new policy to protect immigrants’ privacy. October 9, 2024.

Immigrant advocates are applauding a new bill that would safeguard the privacy of immigrants in New Jersey and limit how their immigration status is shared amid growing anti-immigrant sentiment across the country. October 8, 2024.

Sen. Johnson: Everyone deserves justice and security. N.J. needs the Immigration Confidence Act. Oct. 8, 2024.

Biden administration plans more changes to streamline asylum processing for new immigrants. May 15, 2024. Photo by Susan Walsh.

States have multiple controls in place to ensure that only eligible citizens can vote. March 1, 2024.

Thousands of domestic workers just won new labor rights and protections in New Jersey. January 12, 2024.

150 immigrant rights advocates from New York rallied in Washington and urged Biden, Schumer and the U.S. Senate to reject draconian anti-immigrant proposals. January 9, 2024

Social justice advocates push for action. November 8, 2023.

New Jersey immigrant advocates rally at the House of Representatives to protest the budget. June 29, 2023.

Immigrants demand more protections in New Jersey. But lawmakers are not expected to take up two key bills until after the elections in November. June 26, 2023.

Diana Mejia, a native of Colombia and founder of Wind of the Spirit Immigrant Resource Center in Madison, will receive the Josephine Ho Award for Nonprofit Entrepreneurship. June 22, 2023.

More than 100 organizations are calling for a centralized process to return home. June 20, 2023.

New Jersey immigrants march in front of federal building demanding justice. May 31, 2023. Photo by Karim Shamsi-Basha.

Area residents and an immigrant rights advocacy group advocate for a pathway to citizenship for long-term undocumented immigrants. March 10, 2023.

An immigrant rights advocacy group moves its headquarters from Morristown to Madison. October 19, 2022.

Diana Mejia, of Morristown, founded Wind of the Spirit more than 20 years ago to provide legal support and services to immigrants and undocumented immigrants in multiple New Jersey communities.

Outrage in New Jersey after first known death in immigration detention linked to Covid19. May 11, 2020.