Voices from Delaney Hall

“Hundreds of immigrants detained at the ICE jail known as Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, have been on a hunger and labor strike for nearly two weeks. They are protesting the inhumane conditions at the jail, including spoiled food that has had maggots in it, overcrowding and inadequate medical care. Detainees are also forced to work for around $1 per day. The strikers are demanding their release from Delaney and that the most vulnerable populations are freed first. Detainees' family members, ”