Taylor Jung
@taylorjung_
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Independent social justice multimedia reporter, formerly @njspotlightnews. @AAJA member, @columbiajourn alum.
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Joined July 2018
Saying a half goodbye to this app. I'll only be posting breaking news updates + my stories from now on. You can find me elsewhere: 🦋: taylorjung 📷: _tayjung ⏰: tayreporting
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At a rally in JC today, Sen. @RajMukherji announced his intent to introduce a bill abbreviated as “F.U.C.K.I.C.E.,” modeled after Illinois legislation that would allow civilians to sue immigration officials that violate their constitutional rights.
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I put together a short guide on how to find food services in NJ if your SNAP benefits are running out. Please send more resources so I can add to this list:
njurbannews.com
SNAP benefits could stop Nov. 1 amid the shutdown, threatening food access for 813,000 New Jersey residents.
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Canal St in Chinatown was noticeably quiet the day after federal immigration officials raided street vendors. Here’s my perspective as an immigration reporter whose family is from the neighborhood.
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Air Force members stationed on Lafayette and Canal at the site of yesterday’s Chinatown ICE raid
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Immigrant rights advocates want NJ to divest from Palantir, which built tech for ICE. The state says it supports immigrants—yet stays silent on this investment, even as it’s used divestment as a political tool for years.
njurbannews.com
Advocates are criticizing New Jersey's pension fund investment in Palantir, an AI firm that secured a $30 million ICE contract.
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Love it when news sites give critical hurricane updates behind a paywall
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BREAKING: A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order requiring that ICE holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza meet certain minimum conditions. ICE is now required to provide beds, toothbrushes, and calls with attorneys within 24 hours of being detained.
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My latest, for @ChalkbeatNY: El Puente, a leading environmental justice organization in Brooklyn, is fighting for its future after losing a $3M EPA grant due to cuts by the Trump administration. Decades of youth leadership and community work are at risk.
chalkbeat.org
Brooklyn’s El Puente lost vital federal grants, jeopardizing its youth advocacy program. These cuts threaten environmental justice and community programs across the city.
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"Victoria Lee should be alive...we do not, today, find any hope or reason in the workings of the law in New Jersey." - Statement from @aapinewjersey @AWCA16 @blm_paterson @FaithInNJ @KACE4Community @MinKwonCenter @NJAIJ @NJ_ISJ @StopAAPIHate
https://t.co/HCLvVAWmzy
njurbannews.com
The decision comes almost one year after Fort Lee Police killed Lee while responding to her mental health emergency.
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Victoria Lee should be alive today. Read our statement with allies on the failure to secure a grand jury indictment after a year-long investigation, and the dire need for our state to take action on police accountability and alternative crisis response: https://t.co/NuKVgzCrnu
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Here's my story on the decision, to be updated as statements arrive:
njurbannews.com
The decision comes almost one year after Fort Lee Police killed Lee while responding to her mental health emergency.
A grand jury declined to charge Fort Lee Police Officer Tony Pickens, Jr. who killed 25-year-old Victoria Lee last year while responding to her mental health crisis, according to a breaking news press release from @NewJerseyOAG.
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A grand jury declined to charge Fort Lee Police Officer Tony Pickens, Jr. who killed 25-year-old Victoria Lee last year while responding to her mental health crisis, according to a breaking news press release from @NewJerseyOAG.
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"We look at people working outside while we drive and say, ‘Wow, look at that, that’s something I don’t want to be doing.’ But yet, we don’t care enough to provide the standards that they need and deserve."
newjerseymonitor.com
Advocates hope the heat-related death of a laborer in 2024 will motivate lawmakers to enact heat-standard protections for workers.
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.@ZohranKMamdani’s win is inspiring NJ voters and organizers, who hope that local policy makers will follow his platform. ✍️ by @priyanka_65, edited by me:
njurbannews.com
Zohran Mamdani’s NYC win sparks progressive energy in New Jersey, fueling hopes for housing, transit, and political change.
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