Inside Delaney Hall: Reporting on the ICE Detainee Hunger Strike in Newark
By
E.Y. Zhao
Summary
A firsthand account of visiting Delaney Hall, a privately run ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, where over 300 detainees initiated a hunger and labor strike demanding better living conditions, release of vulnerable inmates, fair immigration case reviews, and an audience with Governor Mikie Sherrill. The author describes the oppressive physical environment (extreme heat, sewage smells), the detainees' protest actions including a hunger strike and refusal to work, and the broader context of immigration detention abuses.
Source
DefectorInside Delaney Hall: Reporting on the ICE Detainee Hunger Strike in Newarkdefector.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe strikers' demands include an audience with Governor Mikie Sherrill, the release of vulnerable inmates, better living conditions, the end of pressure tactics to sign self-deportation orders, and progressive release and fair reviews of their immigration cases.
It was 95 degrees with 57 percent humidity when I arrived. The air around the jail smelled of sewage and animal fat rendering plants.
The detainees have been on a hunger strike for three weeks, refusing to eat until their demands are met.
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