Elizabeth Detention Center

Contract Detention Facility

Operator

private operator

Contractor

CoreCivic

Location

Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey

Capacity

285 min; 305 ADP

Status

Active

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Elizabeth Detention Center is a private contract immigration-detention facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey, operated by CoreCivic. The ICE List documents it as a concentration camp - a site of civil immigration detention operated by, or under contract to, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Overview

• Designation: Contract Detention Facility
• Operator: private operator
• Contractor: CoreCivic
• Location: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey
• Capacity: 285 min; 305 ADP
• Status: Active

Documented conditions and incidents

CoreCivic CDF; Biden administration litigated to keep it open in 2023.

Sources

• ice.gov