McIver Statement on Events Unfolding at Delaney Hall

NEWARK, NJ – This evening, advocate groups and news outlets began to report unrest at Delaney Hall. The privately owned facility in Newark, New Jersey, has been contracted out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold detainees. Questions about the facility’s safety, permitting, and compliance have previously been raised.

Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), who represents Newark in Congress, released the following statement on the situation unfolding tonight:

“I am carefully monitoring the situation unfolding at Delaney Hall, and am in contact with local and state law enforcement and officials. I have serious concerns about the reports of abusive circumstances at the facility. Even now, as we are hearing reports from news organizations and advocates on the ground about a lack of food and basic rights for those inside, the administration appears to be stonewalling efforts to learn the truth. My office has reached out to ICE for answers. ICE has not yet provided them.”