New Jersey launches civil rights investigation into Delaney Hall ICE detention center
Aug 8, 2026·Location: Newark, NJ

New Jersey's Division on Civil Rights has launched an investigation into conditions and practices at Delaney Hall, a privately operated ICE detention center in Newark managed by GEO Group, following detainee deaths, protests, and allegations about inadequate medical care. The investigation will examine whether GEO Group employees violated detainees' constitutional rights to humane treatment and adequate medical care. The probe comes after hundreds of detainees participated in a hunger and labor strike earlier in the year protesting food, medical treatment, and facility conditions.
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