Newark says private-prison firm is illegally renovating migrant detention center - New Jersey Globe

'Bogus claims': Blue city mayor under fire for trying to halt reopening of ICE facility

The City of Newark filed a legal complaint against Immigration and Customs Enforcement for using a building without "following proper building safety protocols."

Newark says private-prison firm is illegally renovating migrant detention center - New Jersey Globe

The City of Newark is suing a private-prison company, alleging the firm is illegally renovating a Newark facility that the company plans to use as a

Newark sues to bar reopening of ICE detention facility at Delaney Hall

The city alleges in a lawsuit that the Geo Group, a private contractor, has failed to secure required city approvals.

Newark wants judge to give city officials access to proposed migrant jail

Newark officials accuse Geo Group of “wanton and unlawful occupation” of Delaney Hall, a facility the company wants to turn into a new migrant jail. (Photo by New Jersey Monitor)A private prison company aiming to open a massive immigration detention center in Newark is renovating the building without securing proper permits, has barred city inspectors from entering the facility, and is flouting city code to finish construction, Newark officials …

Newark mayor says city is suing ICE to block immigrant detention center

Mayor Ras J. Baraka says ICE never obtained construction permits or other local approvals

'Bogus claims': Blue city mayor under fire for trying to halt reopening of ICE facility – Democratic Accent

The City of Newark and its Democratic mayor are facing pushback after filing a legal complaint against Immigration and Customs Enforcement for reopening a building to prep illegal immigrants for deportation without “following proper building safety protocols.” Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement that using the building, Delaney Hall, for processing people in the country illegally goes against state and local law, leading the city to file a laws…