Feds abandon plans for North Jersey ICE detention center
Federal officials confirmed they are dropping the proposal to build an immigration facility after a recent report raised concerns.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has officially announced it is abandoning plans to construct an immigration detention center in North Jersey. This decision comes one week after a New York Times report revealed details about the proposed project.
The cancellation of the federal facility follows significant local attention regarding the potential site. Residents who had been monitoring the situation can now expect no construction or operation of such a center in their communities based on this announcement.
While state lawmakers have recently passed legislation targeting private correctional businesses like GEO Group, which operates facilities elsewhere, that bill addresses existing operations rather than new federal detention centers.
Sources
- ICE Prison In North Jersey Is Officially Nixed, Feds Say (patch.com)
- Assembly Passes Bill Targeting GEO Group (insidernj.com)