‘Hear Us Now!’: Families of People Detained Demand to be Heard in Friday Morning Rally Outside of Delaney Hall 04/22 10 am
For immediate release: May 22nd, 2026
Media contact: Movimiento Cosecha, movimientocosechainfo@gmail.com
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‘Hear Us Now!’: Families of People Detained Demand to be Heard in Friday Morning Rally Outside of Delaney Hall
451 Doremus Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
Starting at 10:00 AM
What: After multiple reports of no air conditioning in record breaking heat, denial of medication and medical treatment and live worms found in food given by the Geo Group and Driscoll Foods at Delaney Hall, families will rally outside demanding justice and freedom for their loved ones. This recent condition report builds on months of testimonies of medical neglect, abuse, and mistreatment of both people in detention and visitors. Families and advocates will share their own testimonies and read others.
Where: 451 Doremus Avenue, Newark, New Jersey outside the Radical Hospitality Tent (white tent)
When: Friday May 22nd at 10:00 am
Who: Families with loved ones detained at Delaney and Eyes on ICE (a collective of activists, advocates, and faith leaders who provide support to visitors outside of Delaney Hall)
Media visuals: Letters (redacted to protect the identities of people), banners, and signs
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Eyes on ICE: We are a grassroots coalition of individuals and organizations whose primary focus is providing community support for our neighbors who are experiencing the trauma of having a loved one kidnapped and held by ICE. We call for all immigrant detention facilities in NJ to be closed. We advocate for the release of all detained community members in our state and beyond.
About Delaney Hall: It is a privately owned carceral facility with over a 1000 bed capacity that reopened pursuant to a 15 year contract with ICE on May 1, 2025. On any given visiting day as many as 500 people come to visit. They are forced to park illegally on a four lane truck route, because the facility provides no visitor parking. On June 12, 2025, it was the site of an uprising after tensions boiled over after people held inside were not given any food for 20 hours. It is also the site of the death of Jean Wilson Brutus who was detained at Delaney for less than 24 hours.
