Delaney Hall Detention Crisis | Jersey News

Jersey City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 22, 2026 · 1m

The ACLU of New Jersey is demanding the complete shutdown of Delaney Hall, a Newark immigration detention center, citing horrific conditions and rights violations—including unsafe housing, poor medical care, and coerced legal signings. Detainees staged hunger and labor strikes last spring to expose systemic failures. DHS denies mistreatment, while federal lawmakers and even the governor are blocked from full access, sparking legal battles. The ACLU is using this case to push for nationwide abolition of immigration detention, arguing that due process must apply to all people on U.S. soil…