Sherrill Accuses ICE of Blocking Delaney Hall Visit as New Jersey Sues GEO for Access
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Sherrill Accuses ICE of Blocking Delaney Hall Visit as New Jersey Sues GEO for Access
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 4
Summary
Mikie Sherrill said Wednesday that ICE denied her entry to Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center, intensifying scrutiny of a facility already facing protests, lawsuits and claims of unsafe conditions.
Families of detainees told Sherrill of denied medical care and medication, violence, intimidation, lost visitation and pressure to sign deportation papers without translation, she said after a Jersey City meeting.
New Jersey this week sued GEO Group, the private operator under a DHS contract, seeking access for state health inspectors after officials including Sherrill were allegedly turned away; the filing also cites a hunger strike.
DHS called the lawsuit frivolous and said detainees receive three meals a day, clean water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap and other basic necessities.
The dispute has widened politically, with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka criticizing state police tactics around Delaney Hall after Sherrill defended deploying the Public Safety Response Team as necessary to prevent escalation.