Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill has repeatedly claimed that conditions in the Delaney Hall ICE facility are abhorrent, inhuman, and intolerable. Democratic leaders claimed that the conditions were so horrific that there was a hunger strike going on. As is often the case, there is a closed loop of information fueling such claims. The media ran allegations from advocacy groups, politicians repeated the media reports as fact, and then lawyers cited both as the basis for a lawsuit to shut down the site. The problem is an actual federal inspection that found the facility to be in compliance with virtually every standard.
The most recent investigative report conducted by the DHS Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) found compliance with 17 out of 22 standards. The errors were comparatively minor to the sweeping claims made by Sherrill and others.
The investigation, performed by six OPR officers and four outside contractors, found only 5 areas of violation, including ice buildup in the freezers, fingerprinting omissions, and improper labeling of cleaning equipment.
Moreover, ICE has supplied records showing that state officials have been allowed into the facility for their own inspections, releasing proof from a May 28 visit. Despite such access, Democratic politicians and activists continued to spread the false claim that there have been no such inspections, rotting food, and disgusting conditions.
In support of the state lawsuit, Sherrill proclaimed
“If the GEO Group — with a $1 billion government contract — has nothing to hide and the conditions inside Delaney Hall are as safe and as sanitary as this private corporation and the Trump Administration claim, then there is no legitimate reason why my health inspectors are being kept from full access throughout the building. The people of New Jersey deserve transparency and accountability, and I will continue using all the power of this office to advocate for the detainees and their families.”
The complaint generally refers to public reports as the basis for the action:
“Since then, public reporting has raised significant concerns about public health conditions in the facility, including overcrowding and lack of ventilation; lack of or inadequate medical care or hygiene practices; unsanitary food and drink preparation and storage; and the unchecked spread of communicable diseases like COVID-19 and Influenza.”
That will make for an interesting hearing on the new lawsuit, where the court may question the good-faith accounts made in filings or public statements. The complaint is notably framed in vague terms about the underlying claims and the sources for those allegations.
It notably only asks for access, avoiding a direct demand for a finding of violations.
In the meantime, Sherrill continues to claim that local police are present to protect protesters from the ICE violence and repeats these claims about conditions at the facility.
DHS has continued to rebut claims made by politicians and pundits. However, few of those facts are penetrating the coverage of the protests or changing the sweeping claims being made by elected officials.
This lawsuit could allow for a full consideration of the claims and the facts surrounding the facility.
Here is the complaint: Washington v. The GEO Group
AI Summary
Industries Most Reliant On Undocumented Labor
The U.S. industries most reliant on undocumented immigrants are construction, agriculture, and hospitality/food services. These sectors face structural domestic labor shortages and depend heavily on unauthorized workers to fill physically demanding, entry-level, and seasonal roles.The most reliant industries and their estimated workforce shares include:
Construction:
Undocumented workers make up roughly \(13.7\%\) of the workforce, exceeding \(1.5\) million people. They are highly concentrated in specialized trades like roofing, drywall installation, and concrete finishing.
Agriculture (Farming & Meat Processing):
Unauthorized immigrants account for about \(12.7\%\) of agricultural labor. This sector is highly dependent on seasonal migrant labor to plant, maintain, and harvest crops.
Hospitality and Leisure:
The hospitality sector—which includes hotels, food services, and event spaces—has a workforce that is approximately \(7.1\%\) undocumented, totaling over \(1\) million workers. They are disproportionately represented in back-of-house kitchen roles and housekeeping.
General Services and Manufacturing:
Industries such as waste management, administrative services, light manufacturing, and warehousing also have high concentrations of undocumented workers, representing \(5% to 6.5%) of their labor pools.
Ano
Undocumented workers make up roughly \(13.7\%\) of the workforce, exceeding \(1.5\) million people. They are highly concentrated in specialized trades like roofing, drywall installation, and concrete finishing.
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There is a reason the foolish companies hire them. Saving money. But when it comes to craftsmanship. Lacking.
Sean Strickland – Remigration
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S0eYjs5-2Co
I only looked at the headline: “FEDERAL Inspection”. That’s enough for me and any sentient person aware of what’s going on in this country. Trump is a chronic, habitual liar. His entire cabinet, current and those already fired, are chronic, habitual liars. They have NO credibility. You literally cannot believe ANYTHING they say about anything, because they are chronic, habitual liars. The outfit running Delaney Hall is a private contractor that is making millions off of incarcerating people who have not been convicted of any crimes. Inmates have died at this facility. According to “Wikipedia”:
“The New Jersey Monitor reported that approximately 300 detainees at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark launched a coordinated hunger and labor strike over alleged conditions inside the facility.[29][30] Lawyers representing detainees have claimed that food is being served spoiled or with worms in it and people are unable to access medical care for chronic conditions, however DHS has denied these claims and that a hunger strike is happening.[30] At the same time there has been ongoing protests outside the facility along with people waiting to see relatives who are detained.[4][31]
In May 2026, amid detainee protests, Senator Andy Kim, and Representatives Rob Menendez and Frank Pallone visited the facility. Kim and Menendez reported unsanitary bathroom facilities, poor medical care, and abuse by guards.[32] Pallone, who also visited earlier in the year, described worsening conditions stated that “People are languishing without knowing if they’ll have enough to eat or if they’ll be able to receive medical care if they get sick.”[32]
New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill was denied access in May 2026.[33] On May 28, Sherrill’s office announced that the state Department of Health “was denied full access and was allowed to inspect only a limited part of the facility” when attempting to conduct a health inspection of Delaney Hall.[34]
New Jersey Senator Andy Kim has visited the facility and criticized the conditions inside the facility as “shameful”, citing spoiled food and alleged threats of retaliation. DHS has denied these claims, with DHS Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs, Lauren Bis[35] saying, “This is nothing more than a political stunt by New Jersey sanctuary politicians for fundraising clicks[. …] There is NO hunger strike at Delaney Hall. There are NO subprime conditions or abuse at the facility.”[30][31][36]
Andy Kim and other protesters were pepper sprayed by federal agents during a protest on Monday, May 25.[30][31][37] ICE stated that no one was “directly struck by pepper ball projectiles.”[37]
On May 29, 2026, former high-ranking Border Patrol officer Gregory Bovino posted online expressing support for the ICE agents at Delaney Hall, saying “Give them hell”.[38][39]”
I believe the inmates, their attorneys and Senator Kim. I don’t believe anything coming from the FEDERAL government and neither should you. If they had nothing to hide, then why not allow inspection of the entire facility, and why pepper spray protesters?
“I only looked at [Gigi’s] [opener]. That’s enough for me and any sentient person aware of what’s going on in this [comment section]. [Gigi] is a chronic, habitual liar. Her] entire [comment] and those already [made], are chronic, habitual li[es]. [She] ha[s] NO credibility.” Worse, she thinks she does.
There is no hunger strike. The detainees are using the commissary to buy food but to keep up the appearance of a so-called hunger strike, the are not eating the food provided.
NJ governor Sherrill went to the facility to show support for the protesters Memorial Day weekend, but then had to deploy the state police this past weekend when the protesters became violent with help from antifa from Portland OR. She even said,
“You should not be here,” she said of those who came to create chaos. “You are not helping the people detained at Delaney Hall. You’re not helping detainee families and you’re certainly not keeping New Jersey safe.”
— New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, 30 May 2026
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-jersey-governor-links-rising-tension-around-immigrant-detention-center-out-2026-05-31/
That is why she and the NJ state police used pepper spray.
Remigration.
Andy Kim et al. are free to self-deport, go home, not worry, and be happy.
But then they would have to forego all that “free stuff” and “free status” from actual Americans, right?
I think OPR is still independent. Plus, nobody should believe Wikipedia
ANON= habitual liar!!
Liberal white women: agents of chaos, destroyers of civilizations. The rise of irrationality in the public sphere.
Yeah, Old Man, we need to crack down on feminists. Because they’re a major threat to old men in red states.
In their voting habits, they are a threat to everyone, including themselves. They regularly vote for their own destruction.
In England there is an epidemic of rape gangs victimizing young women. The Green Party supports the immigration that leads to the rape gangs. Liberal women actually vote for the Green Party, thus voting for their own rapes. This phenomenon is known as suicidal empathy. Having empathy for a criminal who intends to kill you. Recently in NYC, a young liberal woman refused to cooperate with prosecutors against a criminal who had victimized her. She didn’t “want another black man to go to jail.” As a result, that man was at large and shortly thereafter murdered another person on the subway. That death could have been avoided if the young liberal woman had not had empathy for an evil killer. That kind of empathy is civilizational suicide. Conservative women are not like that, only liberal women.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/opinion/miranda-devine-the-left-is-weaponizing-womens-misplaced-empathy-and-it-threatens-all-of-us/
OldManFromKS,
Oh, it is bad in the UK, https://rmx.news/article/white-girls-raped-by-dogs-whisky-bottles-and-hundreds-of-men-britains-migrant-grooming-gang-scandal-exposed/
I found the lack of medical attention for Henry Nowak by UK police to be disgusting. Along with the murderer whom got life in prison, those police officers should be stripped of their badges, fired, arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Yes, and lose their pensions. Because of them, Nowak lost his life. Nowak said he’d been stabbed, and they replied, “I don’t think you have, mate.” Nowak then bled out. And the police refuse to prosecute rape gangs.
Wake up and smell the coffee. It’s not the women; it’s the men who lost their resolve and empowered the women. The American Founders, as did the Greeks who created democracy, DID NOT allow women to vote, primarily because women have a duty to their nations to make and well-nurture the people therein. Women indulge themselves in the self-delusion that they are logical and coherent enough to preside over and govern a nation effectively.
My Gxd! This topic has unleashed a whirlwind. My email is going to choke. Why not carry this conversation on using X? Save this place for reasoned discussion???