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New Jersey filed a lawsuit to obtain court-ordered access for its health department to inspect Delaney Hall, the private GEO Group–run detention center in Newark, amid longstanding allegations of inhumane conditions, reports of hunger strikes, and protests, while DHS denies mistreatment and Newark officials push to close the facility if access is blocked.
A federal judge in New Jersey has declared a state law banning the renewal of a private immigration detention contract with federal authorities as "unconstitutional." The ruling allows the state's last detention center, run by private corrections company CoreCivic, to remain open. The law, signed by Governor Phil Murphy in 2021, aimed to prohibit new and extended immigrant detention contracts. The judge's decision puts Murphy at odds with the Biden administration, which argued that the law would have negative consequences for federal immigration authorities. The closure of the facility could result in logistical issues and the possible release of certain detainees, according to federal officials.