ICE's own fiscal-year average, not a bed count and not a point-in-time headcount.
Average of that population convicted or with pending charges
55.3
ICE's classification, reproduced as published. This is an ICE administrative classification. Pending charges are not convictions, and this field is not population-level crime-rate evidence.
Average length of stay
13.8 days
Guaranteed minimum
328
A population level a contract treats as guaranteed. The workbook prints the number, not the price.
No award record in this dataset names this facility. ICE and its contractors may hold awards covering it that this project has not yet indexed.
A
Accountability dossier
Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility at 625 Evans Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey is printed in ICE's fiscal 2026 workbook as a contract detention facility in the Newark area of responsibility, with an average daily population of 282.2 against a printed guaranteed minimum of 328 and an average length of stay of 13.8 days. A federal district-court opinion states that CoreCivic has leased the property and operated the facility since 1993; CoreCivic leases rather than owns it, and disclosed in its first-quarter 2026 filing that the third-party lease runs through June 30, 2027. ICE awarded CoreCivic a new indefinite-delivery vehicle beginning June 1, 2026 with an ordering end date of May 31, 2031. In July 2025 the Third Circuit held New Jersey's civil-immigration-detention contract ban invalid as applied, over a dissent. This is not Delaney Hall in Newark.
Partial dossier · Last reviewed August 22, 2026
Published as partial. Strong current award, operator, lease, court and workbook records. Exact contract pricing, title, lease extension, payments and inspection detail remain unresolved.
Evidence chain · every edge labelled by what the record establishes
01
Public money
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — appropriated detention funding
02
Award
Not established in sources currently indexed
03
Contractor / operator
CoreCivic, Inc. — operator
04
Facility
Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility
05
Findings
4 published inspection, litigation, and harm records
public money → award · Not established
No federal award record currently indexed in this dataset names this facility.
What this does not establish
The award record does not establish how much has been paid out, nor that the appropriation was passed for this facility specifically.
Identity caution — rows kept separate
Elizabeth is not Delaney Hall and not a Newark holding space
This dossier covers the 625 Evans Street facility in Elizabeth. Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, Newark field-office holding spaces, and any facility described only as being in the Newark area of responsibility are separate records and are never merged with this one.
This record
ELIZABETH CONTRACT DETENTION FACILITY, 625 EVANS STREET, ELIZABETH, NJ 07201
Held apart
Delaney Hall Detention Facility, Newark, New Jersey
Locator · ICE FY2026 workbook rows
What this does not establish
Any shared population, capacity, inspection result, contract or condition between the two New Jersey facilities.
A federal district-court opinion states that CoreCivic leased the property and has operated and managed the facility since 1993, and CoreCivic's own facility page describes the same operating role.
What this does not establish
Uninterrupted identical contract terms since 1993. No additional inference.
Money, population, inspections, litigation and harm on one calendar
The facility record beside the money record
Lanes are shown side by side because they share a facility and a calendar, not a cause. Chronological proximity does not establish causation.
Only dated events are plotted. Records carrying an as-of or dataset-cutoff date, such as ICE’s fiscal-year population aggregates, are listed in the table instead, because a data-pull date is not the date something happened.
Select or focus a marker to read the underlying record. Every marker below is also listed in the table.
Facility evidence records by date, lane, evidence status and source.
Date
Lane
Record
Status
Dec 15, 1993
Litigation and corrective action
CoreCivic has operated the Elizabeth facility since 1993The Portview opinion states CoreCivic leased the property and operated and managed the facility since 1993, with predecessor lease history described in the record.U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey via Justia
Observed / verified
Feb 21, 2023
Litigation and corrective action
Court order in the lease dispute set out property and operator historyA federal district-court opinion describes the property, lease chain, and CoreCivic's role, and remanded state-law claims after dismissing ICE from the case.U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey via Justia
Observed / verified
Jul 22, 2025
Litigation and corrective action
Third Circuit affirmed relief against New Jersey's contract banThe Third Circuit majority held New Jersey's civil-immigration-detention contract ban invalid as applied under intergovernmental-immunity principles; the dissent disagreed.U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit via Justia
Observed / verified
Mar 31, 2026
Money and award actions
Company disclosed repeated short-term extensionsCoreCivic's Q1 filing said the management contract had been repeatedly extended through May 31, 2026 while it pursued a long-term award.U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Attributed finding
Mar 31, 2026
Money and award actions
Third-party lease scheduled through June 30, 2027CoreCivic disclosed a third-party lease through June 30, 2027 and warned inability to extend could terminate its ICE contract.U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Attributed finding
Mar 31, 2026
Money and award actions
CoreCivic reported facility revenue and populationCoreCivic reported $5.6 million in first-quarter 2026 revenue, $22.6 million for 2025, and 268 detainees at March 31, 2026.U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
ICE awarded the current indefinite-delivery vehicle to CoreCivicUSAspending records IDV 70CDCR26D00000025, start June 1, 2026, ordering end May 31, 2031, and one child order.USAspending.gov
Observed / verified
Aug 22, 2026
Money and award actions
Current combined vehicle amount is $7,901,085 at retrievalUSAspending lists $7,901,085 combined obligations, current and potential amount, and $0 combined outlays at the retrieval snapshot.USAspending.gov
Observed / verified
As of Jul 20, 2026
Population and capacity
Fiscal 2026 average daily populationICE reports this facility's average daily population for fiscal 2026 in its detention-management workbook. It is a fiscal-year average, not a bed count and not a headcount on any given day.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
As of Jul 20, 2026
Population and capacity
Fiscal 2026 average length of stayICE reports the average number of days people spent in custody at this facility in fiscal 2026.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
As of Jul 20, 2026
Population and capacity
Contracted guaranteed minimumICE's workbook prints a guaranteed minimum population level for this facility. The workbook prints the number; it does not print the price attached to it.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
D
Inspections, findings and litigation
An ICE compliance rating records the agency's own determination against its detention standards on the inspection dates. It does not establish that no harm or deficiency occurred.
December 15, 1993 · Litigation and corrective actionObserved / verified
CoreCivic has operated the Elizabeth facility since 1993
The Portview opinion states CoreCivic leased the property and operated and managed the facility since 1993, with predecessor lease history described in the record.
Locator
Portview opinion, background section
Linked to this facility by
The opinion concerns the 625 Evans Street property named in the workbook row.
What this does not establish
Uninterrupted identical contract terms or current title details.
February 21, 2023 · Litigation and corrective actionObserved / verified
Court order in the lease dispute set out property and operator history
A federal district-court opinion describes the property, lease chain, and CoreCivic's role, and remanded state-law claims after dismissing ICE from the case.
Locator
Portview opinion, disposition
Procedural status
remand and procedural opinion
Linked to this facility by
The opinion concerns the 625 Evans Street property.
What this does not establish
That all party allegations were true, or a current condition finding.
July 22, 2025 · Litigation and corrective actionObserved / verified
Third Circuit affirmed relief against New Jersey's contract ban
The Third Circuit majority held New Jersey's civil-immigration-detention contract ban invalid as applied under intergovernmental-immunity principles; the dissent disagreed.
Locator
Third Circuit opinion, majority and dissent
Procedural status
appellate opinion
Linked to this facility by
The litigation concerns the contract under which this facility operates.
What this does not establish
Facility safety, conditions, or that every private-detention restriction is invalid.
These are company-reported or company-forecast figures disclosed by the businesses involved. They are not federal awards, obligations, outlays or payments, and they are never added together: they cover different companies, different periods, and mix forecasts with reported revenue.
March 31, 2026 · Money and award actionsAttributed finding
Company disclosed repeated short-term extensions
CoreCivic's Q1 filing said the management contract had been repeatedly extended through May 31, 2026 while it pursued a long-term award.
Locator
Q1 2026 filing, contracts discussion
Linked to this facility by
The filing names this facility directly.
What this does not establish
That the extension remained the governing instrument after the June 2026 award vehicle.
These are private lease terms between a tenant and a landlord as filed with the SEC. They are not federal awards, obligations, outlays or payments, they are never added to award or forecast figures, and no lifetime lease total is computed here because occupancy timing, contract termination, escalation and renewal conditions make any single number model-dependent.
March 31, 2026 · Money and award actionsAttributed finding
Third-party lease scheduled through June 30, 2027
CoreCivic disclosed a third-party lease through June 30, 2027 and warned inability to extend could terminate its ICE contract.
Locator
Q1 2026 filing, properties and risk discussion
Linked to this facility by
The filing names this facility and its lease directly.
What this does not establish
A planned closure in 2027 or that an extension cannot occur.
One Elizabeth facility identity at 625 Evans Street, distinct from Delaney Hall.
CoreCivic is the current award recipient and operator and leases the property from a third party.
The current award vehicle runs from June 1, 2026 through an ordering end date of May 31, 2031.
The lease disclosed in the first quarter of 2026 was scheduled through June 30, 2027.
The Third Circuit majority invalidated New Jersey's contract ban as applied; a dissent disagreed.
Company revenue and federal award data are separate financial objects.
What this does not establish
That the lease will end without extension or that the facility will close in 2027.
That the government has committed to order through 2031.
A current real-property title beyond the reviewed court record.
That the appellate holding says anything about facility conditions.
That the vehicle amount and child order can be summed.
That company revenue equals federal obligations or payments.
Detailed findings behind the 2026 Pass rating.
Reviewed name matches
Elizabeth Detention Center — Company, court and common name for the same 625 Evans Street facility printed in ICE's workbook.
EDC — Reviewed abbreviation used in the federal court record for this facility.
G
Open research questions
These are the gaps the reviewed record set names. A question listed here is unanswered, not answered in the facility's favour, and this list does not claim to cover everything unknown about the facility.
Current deed, title and lease amendments unavailable
Searched — nothing released
No current deed search or lease amendment was obtained. The landlord role rests on the reviewed court record only. Locator: Portview opinion, property history.
Collection searched · August 22, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
That the party named in the court record still holds title.
The workbook prints the inspection date, standard and rating. The report itself was not obtained, so no finding or corrective-action status is published for it. Locator: ICE FY2026 workbook inspection fields.
Collection searched · August 22, 2026 · not an event date
These are company-wide records. They are not allocated to this facility and do not establish that political activity caused any award or facility decision.