Sherrill Says Delaney Hall Visit Was Restricted, Blocking Talks With Detainees for 2 Weeks
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 8
Sherrill Says Delaney Hall Visit Was Restricted, Blocking Talks With Detainees for 2 Weeks
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 8
Summary
Mikie Sherrill said New Jersey allowed her into Newark’s Delaney Hall on Monday but barred her from meeting or speaking directly with detainees, calling the tightly controlled visit unacceptable.
Two weeks of protests have centered on detainees’ complaints of inhumane living conditions, turning the ICE-linked facility into a flashpoint outside its front gates.
Sherrill said she will press for a fuller inspection, including access for the state Health Department, while New Jersey’s attorney general is already suing operator Geo Group to secure full entry for health inspectors.
Late-May clashes outside the center included demonstrators blocking vehicles and federal agents using pepper spray and pepper balls, underscoring the widening fight over oversight of immigrant detention in New Jersey.