'No other service or provider will satisfy the agency requirement,' Department of Homeland Security says of facility housing more than 300 people

‘A moral abomination in our country,’ Booker says

Major private-prison operators report big increases in revenue

Financial analyst notes ‘fantastic growth opportunities’

A win for CoreCivic, which operates Elizabeth Detention Center, could mean ICE expands

NJ law bars federal officials from hiring private firms to run immigrant detention facilities

Emine Emanet and her husband, Celal Emanet, were swept up by ICE agents in February

Online location information can lag when detainees are transferred

At protest on Monday, the advocates rallied against immigrant detention in the state

Companies poised to add centers while legal battle continues over state law that effectively banned private detention facilities

Facilities includes 'Bo' Robinson Treatment Center in Trenton, the Elizabeth Detention Center, and Delaney Hall in Newark

Interview: Congressman Rob Menendez (D-8th)

They accuse Biden of breaking campaign promise

Immigrant rights activists rally, decry ruling by federal judge

The Biden administration supported a lawsuit to keep the facility open

Lawmakers admonish Biden administration for backing lawsuit to keep open Elizabeth Detention Center

NJ and Biden administration are at odds over a state law that would bar the operation of such facilities

The judge is expected to rule on a temporary order before Aug. 31

Interview: Rep. Rob Menendez

CoreCivic claims NJ law infringes on its right to do business