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- Analilia Mejia, a Democrat, aims to fill New Jersey's 11th District seat vacated by Mikie Sherrill after winning the Democratic primary.
- She drew attention for likening the Trump administration's immigration policies to segregationist actions in the 1960s.
- Mejia supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and has labeled Israel's Gaza actions as genocide.
- She faces Republican Joe Hathaway in the April 16 special election.
- She says voters recognize injustices and understand immigration realities.
