‘It’s like they’re kidnapped there’: families tell of distress over ‘inhumane’ ICE jail
As detainees go on hunger strike over conditions at Delaney Hall, relatives describe concern for loved ones’ wellbeing In mid-May, Elder Guerra was showering inside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility when he slipped and fell. Guerra, a Guatemalan immigrant, has been locked up in the New Jersey jail for nearly five months. He was arrested by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in Newark in January while helping a friend move his snowed-in c
Families are expressing deep concern over the conditions at the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in New Jersey. Detainees, including Elder Guerra who has been held for nearly five months after being arrested in Newark, have initiated a hunger strike to protest their treatment. Relatives describe the situation as "inhumane" and feel their loved ones are being held against their will, likening it to being "kidnapped."
The hunger strike and families' distress highlight serious allegations of mistreatment within immigration detention centers, raising questions about detainee welfare and conditions.
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