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For weeks, hundreds of detainees inside Delaney Hall in Newark have been on a hunger strike Detainees at Delaney Hall launched a coordinated hunger and labor strike on May 22, 2026, with letters signed by hundreds describing conditions inside — Migrant Insider
with members of Congress pressing for access and protesters gathering outside daily Reps. Frank Pallone and Analilia Mejia conducted an unannounced oversight visit on June 1, 2026, one of multiple congressional visits amid sustained protests outside the facility — Insider NJ
ICE released a group of detainees from the facility — including a pregnant woman ICE released several pregnant women from Delaney Hall following weeks of advocacy by protesters, members of Congress, and Gov. Mikie Sherrill — Insider NJ
who, under ICE’s own written policy, should not have been detained absent exceptional circumstances ICE’s official policy holds that pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women are generally not to be detained for administrative immigration violations absent exceptional circumstances — Al Jazeera / Human Rights & Public Liberties
Also released was an 18-year-old high school senior with no criminal record, approved for a protected immigration status Ariadna Zumba, 18, was released after nearly two months inside despite having no criminal record and being approved for special immigrant juvenile status, her attorney said — HuffPost
who had been serving as a translator for other detainees inside Lawmakers said Zumba provided translation assistance between detainees, facility guards, and visitors during her detention — Office of Rep. LaMonica McIver
It was sold to the public as a campaign against violent criminals — the worst of the worst Trump promised enforcement would target violent felons in the country unlawfully, and Jeffries said none of the detainees he met during his oversight visit fell into the “worst of the worst” category — Office of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
In Minneapolis earlier this year, sustained public pressure and litigation forced the administration to wind down Operation Metro Surge Border czar Tom Homan announced the drawdown of immigration agents in Minnesota on Feb. 4, 2026, and the official who led Operation Metro Surge was pushed aside following the Minneapolis killings — CBS Minnesota
but only after federal agents killed two American citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti Federal immigration agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis in January 2026 — Ms. Magazine