Migrant detainees separated from loved ones amid clashes between ICE agents, protesters

Families of Delaney Hall detainees said they have not been able to visit their loved ones behind bars since unrest began last week.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 29, 2026

Words: 1,360

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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NEWARK — Family members of detainees at migrant jail Delaney Hall say they’ve been unable to visit their loved ones nearly a week after inmates said they launched a hunger strike to protest conditions.

And now those on the outside fear for the prisoners’ safety after staff used pepper spray on detainees Thursday, sending four people to the hospital. The jail, located in an industrial section of the state’s largest city, has …

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