NJ Hunger Strikers Pressure Murphy To Fund Relief For Undocumented One Year Into Pandemic

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Karen Yi
WNYC News | Apr 16, 2021

A group of immigrants in New Jersey is now on the 10th day of a hunger strike, upping the pressure on Gov. Phil Murphy to follow neighboring New York's lead, and provide direct cash assistance to undocumented workers who lost income during the pandemic.

 

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