Delaney Hall Detention Facility

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill faced criticism for blaming out-of-state agitators for clashes at Delaney Hall detention facility, as critics highlighted minimal police presence before the unrest. Investigative journalist Alex Zdan accused Sherrill of creating the crisis, while a 27-year-old, Nicholas Matthew Scelfo, was charged for threatening an ICE officer's family during protests.

Guards at ICE's Delaney Hall Detention Facility in New Jersey retaliated against detainees for nonviolent protests over poor conditions by using pepper spray and batons, transferring protest leaders, and halting family visits. Relatives and Congress members reported scalding showers, food with worms, denied medical care, and injuries from guard attacks, with a 2021 ACLU report highlighting similar abuses at multiple facilities.

Federal agents in New Jersey used pepper spray and batons to disperse anti-ICE protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention facility, resulting in two arrests. The clashes followed a weekend of protests over alleged substandard conditions at the facility, which ICE denied. Political figures, including Sen. Andy Kim and Gov. Mikie Sherrill, visited the site, with Democrats criticizing ICE on social media.

Protesters and ICE agents clashed outside Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, over reports of inhumane conditions and a hunger strike among detainees. Advocates demand answers about the facility's treatment of migrants, while the federal government denies the allegations. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has called for an investigation.

Protesters clashed with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at New Jersey's Delaney Hall detention facility, escalating demonstrations over alleged poor medical care and detention conditions. Detainees claimed insufficient food, inadequate healthcare, and limited family communication, which ICE and the facility operator, GEO Group, denied, asserting compliance with high standards.

Protesters and ICE agents clashed outside the Delaney Hall detention facility in New Jersey over reports of inhumane living conditions, which the federal government denies. Detainees are on a hunger strike, and activists blocked ICE vans to prevent transfers. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill was denied access to the facility despite advocating for entry.

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.