NJ’s ban on immigrant detention centers challenged in fiery lawsuit as $100M contract hangs in balance
By Social Links forSteve Janoski
Published April 28, 2024, 7:40 a.m. ET
A Florida company that wants to open a new immigrant detention center in Newark is suing to overturn New Jersey’s ban on the facilities — claiming the policy violates the Constitution.
The GEO Group said in its lawsuit that the state ban is torpedoing its plans for Delaney Hall, a privately-run, 1,196-bed facility that has variously held county, state and federal detainees over the last 25 years.
That could cost GEO a lot of money — namely, a contract with US Immigration and Customs and Enforcement worth more than $100 million, the lawsuit said.
https://nypost.com/2024/04/28/us-news/njs-ban-on-immigrant-detention-centers-challenged-in-fiery-lawsuit-as-100m-contract-hangs-in-balance/
