NJ Immigrant at the Center of Delaney Hall Protests Released From ICE Custody

NJ immigrant at the center of Delaney Hall protests released from ICE custody

File photo of a scene outside of the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark. Over the summer the facility became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration enforcement. A judge ordered the Peruvian man's release, citing concerns about conditions of his confinement and mental health. [ more › ]

Immigrant who helped set off Delaney Hall hunger strike released from ICE custody

ELIZABETH, New Jersey (RNS) — “I don’t have words,” he said in Spanish, holding his wife and two children. “Thank you so much for everything. I always, always stayed in prayer.”