New Jersey's ban on privately operated ICE detention centers struck down by court

A U S appeals court struck down a law in New Jersey that prevented the federal authorities from contracting with private firms to operate immigration detention centers across the state The court s - ruling marked a success for President Donald Trump and his administration during their ongoing illegal immigration crackdown across the country One of the Trump administration's efforts has been to expand a architecture of detention centers in preparation for the deportations of dangerous illegal aliens The court s ruling also means CoreCivic Corp a private prison firm can continue to operate the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility which is one of the centers ramping up deportations DEM REP TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES FOR EVENT AT NEWARK ICE FACILITYIn the decision U S Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas who was appointed to the post by Trump wrote Just as states cannot regulate the federal cabinet itself they cannot regulate private parties in a way that severely undercuts a federal function Bibas added that the law interferes with the federal executive s core power to enforce immigration laws New Jersey Gov Phil Murphy a Democrat signed a law in that barred CoreCivic from renewing its agreement with U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE to continue operating the Elizabeth Detention Center DEM REP MCIVER EXPECTED TO MAKE FIRST COURT APPEARANCE AFTER NEWARK INCIDENTCoreCivic ultimately sued the state resulting in a district court judge siding with the private firm The state then appealed the ruling to the rd U S Circuit Court and received a decision counter to what it had hoped New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin expressed disappointment about the decision in a post on X on Tuesday DEM LAWMAKERS DEFEND STORMING OF ICE FACILITY SAY TRUMP ADMIN IS LYING AT ALL LEVELS As latest events at Delaney Hall underscore entrusting detention to for-profit companies poses grave risks to wellbeing and safety and as the dissenting judge noted States retain broad latitude to protect the strength and safety of people within their borders particularly where as here there is no conflict with federal law Platkin wrote in part Platkin added he is evaluating the next moves in the occurrence CoreCivic's Ryan Gustin recounted Fox News Digital that the company has played a limited but major role in the U S immigration center at the Elizabeth facility for more than years We appreciate that we've had the opportunity to present our positions to the courts and are grateful to the rd Circuit Court of Appeals for reaffirming the federal government's discretion to rely on the Elizabeth Detention Center to patronage its vital mission Gustin explained DEM CONGRESS MEMBERS STORM NEW JERSEY ICE PRISON TO CONDUCT 'OVERSIGHT VISIT' 'PEOPLE DESERVE DIGNITY'Rep LaMonica McIver D-N J was hit with a federal indictment for allegedly obstructing Homeland Assurance agents during an event outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark on May McIver and two other members of Congress noted they were conducting a congressional oversight visit that coincided with an immigration protest when a clash ensued with federal agents According to the DOJ Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was allowed into the facility s secured area and refused to follow federal agents' warnings to leave When officers tried to arrest him McIver allegedly put her arms around the mayor and slammed her forearm into one officer while grabbing another and using both of her forearms to forcibly strike the second officer McIver has pleaded not guilty to the charges Fox News Digital s Michael Dorgan and The Associated Press contributed to this overview