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Life inside the Delaney Hall ICE detention camp is a travesty | Moira Donegan

Life inside the Delaney Hall ICE detention camp is a travesty | Moira Donegan

Summary

Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, has poor living conditions including spoiled food, overcrowding, and limited medical care. Immigrants there, who have not been convicted of crimes, have protested through hunger and labor strikes to highlight mistreatment they face, while officials have restricted outside access and denied many allegations.

Key Facts

  • Delaney Hall is run by the for-profit company Geo Group under ICE authority.
  • Detainees report spoiled food, overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and limited medical care.
  • Immigrants in the center have organized hunger and labor strikes to protest conditions.
  • Allegations of physical abuse and pepper spraying have been made; Geo Group admitted to one incident.
  • Members of Congress and state health inspectors have been denied full access to the facility.
  • Families were temporarily blocked from visiting detainees.
  • ICE and DHS have restricted outside investigations and communication by detainees.
  • Around 300 detainees have signed letters describing their situation to outside activists and journalists.
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