New Jersey alleges 'unsanitary' conditions at migrant facility rocked by protests

New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against GEO Group, the private contractor operating the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark, demanding greater access for state health inspectors following concerns about unsanitary food handling and inadequate tuberculosis infection controls. While the Department of Homeland Security claims inspectors were already granted facility access and calls the lawsuit frivolous, New Jersey officials argue their inspectors were turned away or given only severely limited access that excluded key areas like the medical unit. The facility has become a center of controversy, with immigration advocates reporting a hunger strike by detainees protesting conditions and protesters clashing with police outside the building, prompting Newark to impose an overnight curfew.