AFSC Denounces Ruling Keeping the Elizabeth Detention Center Open, Calls on Biden Administration to End Immigration Detention
August 31, 2023
August 31, 2023
NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 31 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023:
Today the New Jersey District Court ruled in favor of private prison contractor CoreCivic, just two days before its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to operate the Elizabeth Detention Center (EDC) in New Jersey was set to expire. In 2021, the state of New Jersey passed a law banning new contracts and renewals of existing contracts for immig . . .
Today the New Jersey District Court ruled in favor of private prison contractor CoreCivic, just two days before its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to operate the Elizabeth Detention Center (EDC) in New Jersey was set to expire. In 2021, the state of New Jersey passed a law banning new contracts and renewals of existing contracts for immig . . .