New Jersey governor, Democratic senator spend Memorial Day protesting ICE facility
Hundreds of detainees are protesting alleged inhumane conditions, while federal agents clash with demonstrators and lawmakers seek oversight access.
- At 1 a.m. Monday, tensions spiked outside Delaney Hall, ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, when ICE agents blocked the road to remove vehicles; pregnant Gabriela Soto and protesters blocked a white van, alleging her husband Martin was inside, triggering clashes where agents used pepper spray and batons.
- Martin Soto was arrested four months ago while buying diapers for his daughter; roughly 300 detainees launched a hunger and labor strike Friday at the GEO Group-operated facility over alleged overcrowding, spoiled food, and lack of medical care.
- Despite holding a court order for Martin's release, Gabriela Soto alleged ICE was retaliating against her husband because she organized the protest, warning "If I have a miscarriage because of this pressure, I will sue them."
- Democratic Senator Andy Kim and Congressman Rob Menendez remained unable to gain full facility access Monday morning, while Governor Mikie Sherrill said her denial of entry raised "serious questions about what they are trying to hide from public view."
- The confrontation occurs amid broader ICE detention crises, with at least 18 deaths in custody this year and similar hunger strikes at California's Desert View Annex in Adelanto over unsafe water and inadequate medical care affecting roughly 70,000 detained nationwide.
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On Memorial Day, May 25, Korean-American Democratic Senator Andy Kim suffered an injury to his hand after being hit by tear gas fired by law enforcement officers while visiting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Delany Hall, New Jersey. In Kim’s district, protests by families of detainees condemning the "horrible conditions" at the facility had been ongoing since May 23. Although Senator Kim stepped in as a media…
Mikie Sherrill denied access to ICE facility as detainees go on hunger strike
Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) said on Monday she was denied access to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark, where anti-ICE protesters have gathered as detainees inside the facility continue their hunger strike for a fourth day. Sherrill and New Jersey lawmakers tried to enter Delaney Hall, but their oversight visit request was rebuffed by federal authorities. “My request for access to Delaney Hall was formally denied t…
Visitation suspended at Delaney Hall ICE facility after clashes in Newark
Visitation at Newark’s Delaney Hall ICE facility was suspended out of caution after protesters blocked entrances, clashed with agents and interfered with a detainee transfer, DHS said.
Anti-ICE protesters clash with agents outside New Jersey detention center as Gov Sherrill denied entry
Anti-ICE protesters and authorities clashed Monday outside a New Jersey detention facility where critics allege illegal immigrants are being held in appalling conditions. Protesters attempted to form a human chain outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill attempted to gain access to the building but was refused entry, according [...]
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