NJ hunger strike at private ICE jail sparks protests and clashes
Hunger and labor strikes by 300–400 detainees at Newark’s Delaney Hall, a privately run ICE detention facility operated by GEO Group, sparked fresh protests and violent clashes as federal officers pepper-sprayed and tasered demonstrators outside the jail. Detainees demand due process, better food, ventilation, and medical care, and swifter immigration proceedings; advocates argue conditions are poor and call for accountability, while DHS and GEO Group defend services. Lawmakers visited or attempted access, and the strike persists amid ongoing tensions over private detention and immigration policy.
