Delaney Hall becomes Markwayne Mullin's first test as DHS head
Summary
A private detention center in Newark, New Jersey, called Delaney Hall, is the first major issue that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin faces. There are protests and hunger strikes by detainees who say conditions are bad, while Mullin and the Department of Homeland Security say the facility provides adequate care.Key Facts
- Delaney Hall is a 1,000-bed detention center that reopened last year and is owned by the GEO Group.
- Detainees are reportedly on a hunger strike, protesting poor living conditions and medical care.
- Protesters outside the facility have been arrested, and New Jersey officials want the center to close.
- Governor Mikie Sherrill created a protected protest zone and is pushing for a full health inspection.
- DHS says detainees get three meals a day, clean water, clothing, and denies a hunger strike.
- Mullin says those refusing food want special ethnic foods and can get them in their home countries.
- The immigration center has been a site of conflict and protests since it opened under President Trump’s second term.
- The GEO Group was awarded a 15-year, $1 billion contract to provide services at the center.
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