New Jersey Lawmakers Fight to Shut Down Delaney Hall Immigrant Detention Facility Amid Protests
By
Jack Crosbie
The bagel they save for the regulars. Don't skim, savour.
Summary
The article covers the escalating crisis at Delaney Hall, an immigrant detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, where detainees began a hunger and labor strike on May 22 protesting inhumane conditions. The situation has drawn national attention as militarized ICE agents and state troopers have attacked and arrested demonstrators. New Jersey lawmakers including Andy Kim, LaMonica McIver, and Ras Baraka are fighting to shut down the facility and stop the brutalization of immigrants amid President Trump's immigration enforcement crackdown.
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The current crisis began on May 22, when a group of detainees inside began a hunger and labor strike over the 'inhumane' conditions
militarized Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and New Jersey state troopers have attacked and arrested demonstrators and bystanders alike
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