New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has filed an expanded lawsuit against The GEO Group, Inc., the private company operating the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, intensifying scrutiny over conditions inside the facility.
The lawsuit seeks a court order granting the New Jersey Department of Health full access to Delaney Hall, which has been the focus of mounting concerns about inhumane and unsanitary conditions for detainees. State officials say repeated attempts to inspect the taxpayer-funded facility have been blocked.
The legal action follows a series of events over Memorial Day weekend, when Gov. Mikie Sherrill joined elected leaders outside Delaney Hall after detainees began a hunger strike to protest conditions inside. According to state officials, GEO Group has refused to provide full transparency despite growing public pressure…