ICE Seeks to Shield Private Detention Centers From State Oversight

ICE published draft contract terms declaring that state and local laws shall not apply to four GEO-operated detention centers, with the plan to extend the same language to facilities in Colorado, Florida, and Pennsylvania. The move follows a federal judge's ruling that state law cannot be preempted by private contracts, and comes after years of inspections being blocked and thousands of detainee complaints, raising concerns about oversight and detainee welfare as ICE shifts toward the National Detention Standards.