'Compassion Isn't Pretty': Judge Defends Deportation Threats

By George Woolston ( January 28, 2026, 4:57 PM EST) -- A New Jersey municipal judge accused of berating children and threatening their families with deportation during truancy hearings admitted Wednesday that after listening back to the proceedings that he could have done better, but defended the intention behind his conduct....

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