NEW YORK CITY - Following a 2023 ruling that allowed a private immigrant jail in New Jersey to remain open, lawmakers and advocates alike are urging the federal judges to prevent another detention center from opening in the state.
The dispute comes after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law in 2021 that bars public and private entities from entering into contracts to house immigrant detainees. Last year, U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch declared the law partially unconstitutional, saying the state cannot prevent the federal government from contracting with a private entity to jail immigrants, New Jersey Monitor reports.
