Appeals Court Strikes Down New Jersey’s Ban on Private Prisons

On Tuesday, a federal appeals court ruled that New Jersey’s ban on private prisons is unconstitutional. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the state law “interferes with the federal government’s core power to enforce immigration laws.” In a dissenting opinion, Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Thomas Lee Ambro wrote that it is up to Congress, not the courts, “to determine which federal…

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