American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey

Six protesters were arrested after clashing with ICE officers outside Delaney Hall, a New Jersey detention center, where detainees are reportedly staging a hunger strike over poor living conditions. Families and advocates allege detainees were subjected to pepper spray and physical force, while the facility's operator denied claims of mistreatment and blamed 'politically motivated campaigns' against immigration enforcement.

Democratic members of Congress observed poor conditions at Delaney Hall detention center, including small food portions containing maggots and inadequate medical care for detainees. Protests and hunger strikes have occurred, with lawmakers and advocates condemning the treatment as inhumane and calling for the facility's closure.

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Democratic Senator Andy Kim visited the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark to protest its 'unacceptable' conditions and ongoing hunger strikes by detainees. ICE and DHS criticized Sherrill's visit as a political stunt amid protests and riots outside the facility, while advocates and officials called for its closure.

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., protested conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, citing 'unacceptable' treatment and an ongoing hunger strike. They demanded the facility's closure, while a DHS spokesperson criticized Sherrill's visit as a 'political stunt' amid protests and riots at the site.