Sherrill calls for Delaney Hall immigrant detention center shutdown

By: By Devon Williams and Miniya Malone

Outlets: NJ State House News Service

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 1,009

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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New Jersey’s Gov. Mikie Sherrill continued to condemn the mass immigrant detention center Delaney Hall Thursday, following a press conference in Trenton.

“I’d like to see it shut down,” said Sherrill regarding the divisive center in Newark that has been the site of heated protests for over a week.

Delaney Hall has up to 1,000 beds and as of April 2 had a daily average of 891 detainees, according to …

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