politics
Family visitation partly restored at New Jersey ICE facility after week of protests
Visits were canceled after detainees began hunger strike, which prompted heated protests outside detention center
TL;DR
- Family visitation is being restored to units 1 and 3 of the Delaney Hall immigration detention center.
- Visitation was canceled after detainees initiated a hunger and labor strike demanding improved conditions and other changes.
- Protests outside the facility were met with aggressive policing, including pepper spray, stun guns, tear gas, and arrests.
- An overnight curfew has been imposed on the area surrounding Delaney Hall.
- There is confusion among families regarding the exact details of who will be granted visitation.
- US Representative Hakeem Jeffries visited the facility and described the conditions as shocking.
- ICE officers previously pepper-sprayed US Senator Andy Kim outside the facility.
- New Jersey state police replaced ICE officers outside the facility on Friday, leading to further clashes.
- A DHS spokesperson stated visitation was suspended due to "violent riots" and can resume with a secure perimeter.