“Warehousing Human Beings”

Hundreds of detained people at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, launched a hunger and labor strike to protest inhumane conditions, including lack of medical care and spoiled food, at the immigration detention facility operated by GEO Group. Protests were met with violent tactics from law enforcement, including tear gas and arrests, as described by Andrea Sáenz and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, who criticized the Trump administration's restricted oversight and the impact on all Americans.