Newark mayor to file lawsuit to close Delaney Hall ICE facility
The city says GEO Group blocked full health inspections and cites reports of unsanitary conditions, inadequate medical care and a 1,000-bed facility.
- On Tuesday, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced a lawsuit seeking the closure of Delaney Hall, citing health and safety concerns at the immigration detention center.
- Tensions at the center boiled over last week as demonstrations intensified, leading to clashes between protesters and federal immigration officials outside the facility.
- A wild Sunday night resulted in 46 arrests, prompting Newark to implement a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew covering a half-mile radius around the site.
- Newark Police took control Monday, with Baraka describing recent law enforcement actions as "aggressive" and "unnecessary" while pledging local police would better de-escalate tensions.
- Lawmakers remain divided on conditions after touring the center; New Jersey Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew called it "clean" while Analilia Mejia described it as "horrible.
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New Jersey Hunger Strikers Allege Abysmal Detention Conditions
Citing medical neglect, lack of sanitation, spoiled food, denial of bond, and coercion to sign legal documents that result in deportation, over 300 women and men detained at Delaney Hall, a New Jersey immigration detention facility run by the private, for-profit company GEO Group have reportedly been on a labor and hunger strike since May 22.
DHS Report Exposes Flaws in New Jersey Attorney General Lawsuit
DHS Inspection Undercuts New Jersey Delaney Hall Claims An inspection of the Delaney Hall ICE facility is now at the center of a growing fight between New Jersey officials and federal immigration authorities. New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced that the state is suing GEO Group Inc., the company contracted by the Department of Homeland Security to operate the facility. The lawsuit came just hours before activists from the De…
Inspection of Delaney Hall ICE facility contradicts claims in New Jersey attorney general's lawsuit
Delaney Hall ICE facility inspection contradicts some claims made by New Jersey elected officials as Attorney General Jennifer Davenport sues the facility's operator, GEO Group Inc.
Clashes continue as Newark seeks to inspect ICE detention center
Street clashes, a newly enacted nightly curfew, and conflicting federal and local claims over an alleged detainee hunger strike have placed a privately run immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, at the center of a widening legal and public safety crisis. Newark officials issued a warning on Tuesday that they would broaden their existing legal action against the GEO Group if they are not allowed to inspect the Delaney Hall immigrat…
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