Four Escape from Newark Immigration Detention Facility Amid Protests
NEWARK, NJ — Four detainees have escaped from the Delaney Hall Detention Facility, triggering a manhunt involving the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement. Details surrounding the escape remain vague, and the identities of those involved have yet to be disclosed.
Eyewitness reports indicate significant unrest within the facility, with protests erupting due to overcrowding and insufficient food provisions. Lawyers representing the detained individuals claim a revolt began over lack of nourishment, leading to a lockdown of the facility after a brawl broke out among the inmates. One wife of a detained man revealed that her husband had gone without food for 20 hours before chaos ensued during lunchtime. "He said they were breaking things, just trying to get anybody’s attention, because they are constantly ignored," she detailed.
Outside the detention center, protests intensified, with demonstrators clashing against barricades as vehicles were allowed through the gates. In response to the tumultuous situation, legal group Bronx Defenders announced a suspension of all legal visits and communications with detainees.
Delaney Hall, operated by the private prison company GEO Group under a $1 billion contract with the Trump administration, has come under scrutiny for what local officials describe as inadequate conditions. Mayor Ras Baraka and Congresswoman LaMonica McIver have voiced concerns about reported abuses and the alarming circumstances that led to the recent escapes. Both officials were previously arrested during a visit to the facility as they sought to observe conditions firsthand.
As demonstrations against immigration policies continue across the nation, tensions escalate in Newark and beyond, reflecting the broader discontent with the administration’s immigration enforcement strategies.
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