ICE Held 591 Migrants at Delaney Hall as Data Shows Only 13% Had Convictions
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 6
ICE Held 591 Migrants at Delaney Hall as Data Shows Only 13% Had Convictions
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 6
Summary
Internal ICE data obtained this week shows 76 of 591 detainees at Newark’s Delaney Hall — about 13% — had criminal convictions, undercutting federal claims the facility held the “worst of the worst.”
Another 123 detainees, or about 21%, had pending criminal charges, meaning most people held there had neither convictions nor unresolved criminal cases in the government’s own records.
The figures surfaced after reports of a hunger strike over conditions at the center prompted protests and New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill’s demand to inspect the building, which federal officials rejected.
ICE stopped regularly updating public detention-facility counts in early April; the internal data also showed detainees had been held at Delaney Hall for about 80 days on average.
The Department of Homeland Security said Friday it was working rapidly to move detainees from detention centers to their “final destination — home,” as scrutiny of ICE’s detention claims intensifies.