Volunteers say conditions have worsened at the New Jersey detention facility since the hunger strike ended

Published

July 17, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)

ICE agents stand guard in front of protesters outside Delaney Hall which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centeron May 26, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

While the hunger and labor strike at the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in New Jersey ended weeks ago, conditions within the facility have not improved, and may be even worse than before the strike there. Now, policies are seemingly directed at obscuring conditions in the for-profit facility operated by The GEO Group.