US EditionUS court blocks New Jersey ban on immigrant detention in CoreCivic lawsuit
NEW JERSEY, JUL 22 – The Third Circuit ruled New Jersey's ban on private immigrant detention contracts unconstitutional, citing interference with federal immigration enforcement, affecting CoreCivic's 300-bed facility.
- An appeals court has overturned New Jersey's sanctuary law banning collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in detention matters, citing a constitutional conflict with federal immigration laws.
- The Third Circuit Court of Appeals found New Jersey's law unconstitutional because it interfered with federal power over immigration enforcement.
- CoreCivic filed a lawsuit challenging the law, asserting that it violated the Constitution's supremacy clause regarding immigration contracts.
- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin expressed disappointment in the court's ruling, reaffirming the state's commitment to its immigration goals.
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Court gives Trump win in striking down New Jersey law banning immigration detention contracts - Washington Examiner
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday against a New Jersey law that banned private companies from contracting with the federal government in immigration enforcement. The ruling is the latest win for President Donald Trump‘s federal immigration policies. In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with a private prison company that had argued that the state law, which banned new contracts for civil immigrant detention with pri…
Court Rules Against New Jersey Bid to Ban ICE Detention Facilities in State
New Jersey does not have the authority to prohibit private prison companies from housing illegal immigrants on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled on July 22. In August 2021, New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill 5207, which bans state and local entities, as well as private detention facilities, from entering into agreements to detain illegal immigrants. In F…
Appeals court overturns NJ ban on immigration detention contracts
A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a New Jersey law banning private operators from gaining contracts with the federal government to run immigration detention centers. The 2-1 ruling allows prison firm CoreCivic to continue operating New Jersey’s Elizabeth Detention Center, which has drawn broad attention amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants. “[J]ust…
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