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NJ.com
NJ.com
Everyone knows the government makes mistakes, and that includes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sometimes ICE wrongly picks up people who are U.S. citizens, or denies the legitimate claims of other immigrants, like Ahmed Abdelbasit – a teacher and father from Union City who could have been deported and executed in Egypt had his lawyer not helped him win asylum. All of which is why the governor and state lawmakers decided to fund free immigration lawyers for New Jersey residents who can’t afford them. So why is ICE suddenly defying the will of our elected representatives, by cutting t…