The Brief
- New Jersey’s Department of Health was allegedly denied full access to Delaney Hall, according to Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
- The governor is calling for the immigration detention center to be closed down.
- Over the following days, demonstrations outside the Newark detention center intensified as immigrant rights advocates and relatives of detainees gathered demanding the facility’s closure.
NEW JERSEY – New Jersey’s Department of Health was allegedly denied full access to Delaney Hall, according to Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
‘Delaney Hall should be closed down’
What they’re saying:
A statement provided by the governor says the following about the immigration detention center:
“The New Jersey Department of Health today sought to conduct a health inspection of Delaney Hall, but it was denied full access and was allowed to inspect only a limited part of the facility. We will review and share the Department’s findings from the limited portion it was allowed to inspect, and we will continue to pursue all appropriate avenues for demanding transparency and ensuring humane conditions for the individuals being held at the facility.…