ketv.com: https://www.ketv.com/article/new-jersey-hunger-strike-ice-facility/71403820

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Published: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Hunger strike at an ICE facility in New Jersey Skip to content NOWCAST KETV NewsWatch 7 First News Watch on Demand Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News Investigate Get the Facts Consumer News Crime Stoppers Entertainment Chronicle Project CommUNITY Health 7 Can Help Upload Weather Radar Map Room Skycams 7 Day Forecast Closings Traffic Politics Sports Huskers Bluejays Mavericks High School Sports Contests Cash In For Schools Apply Here Local Experts Very Local Business Spotlight Birthdays Advertise with KETV About Very Local Titan TV Guide News Team Editorials Internship Contact Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Hunger strike at an ICE facility in New Jersey spurs protests over conditions Hunger strike at an ICE facility in New Jersey spurs protests over conditions Updated: 5:37 AM CDT May 26, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Chris Boyette, Sarah Dewberry, Taylor Romine, CNN Advertisement Hunger strike at an ICE facility in New Jersey spurs protests over conditions Updated: 5:37 AM CDT May 26, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Chris Boyette, Sarah Dewberry, Taylor Romine, CNN A chaotic scene erupted early Monday outside a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey that has been the site of protests, arrests of lawmakers and reports of a labor and hunger strike by detainees.Protesters were seen blocking unmarked government vehicles and, at some point, were part of a skirmish with armed, masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using gas canisters and batons outside Delaney Hall, a privately owned 1,000-bed facility ICE uses as a detention center in Newark, as shown in video from Freedom News TV.Tensions outside the facility escalated over the weekend and continued into Monday evening as politicians called for oversight after months of accusations of inhumane conditions. Other ICE facilities across the country have also faced accusations of poor conditions as President Donald Trump’s administration continues a massive nationwide deportation campaign. A recent CNN investigation found that nearly 50 people in ICE detention have died since Trump’s return to office, the highest death toll in at least two decades.The Department of Homeland Security denied the accusations posted by elected officials over the weekend, saying the politicians were “spreading smears about ICE law enforcement and the Delaney Hall ICE facility.”Here is what we know about the New Jersey facility and why it’s at the center of another wave of protests and allegations of subpar living conditions.Inhumane conditions lead to hunger strike, reports sayBefore clashes between protesters and federal agents took place, a group of detainees at Delaney Hall went on a hunger and labor strike Friday to protest the spoiled food at the facility, just one of many issues they have regularly faced during their detention, said attorneys who represent some of the deta

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