Map of U.S. Immigration Detention Centers courtesy Detention Watch Network (www.detentionwatchnetwork.org) In addition to the Elizabeth Detention Center there are detention units in county jails in Bergen and Essex County and three other jails in New Jersey. Elias Garcia recently brought to our attention a Guatemalan man (Mr. E.) who is being held at the Elizabeth Detention Center. He lives in Hudson County, has a good job, and is the father of three American children. His wife is just barely scraping by and will lose their home soon if she is unable to pay the rent. Her father, who was detained along with Mr. E., agreed to be deported. The offenses of which Mr. E. is accused are immigration violations, not crimes (immigration violations are civil offenses, like not stopping for a stop sign). Mr. E. is ... Read more