Mikie Sherrill

It was absolutely necessary to protect public safety and avoid escalation.

I will continue pushing for accountability and improved conditions at the facility while reiterating my support for ultimately shutting it down.

Families shared heartbreaking reports of unsafe, inhumane, and unconstitutional conditions — detainees being denied access to proper medical care and medication, violence and intimidation, threats of losing phone and video access…

Last night in Jersey City, I met with families whose loved ones are being detained there.

ICE is denying me entry to Delaney Hall — raising serious questions about what is happening behind its walls.

I’m not going to stick New Jersey commuters with that tab for years to come.

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…

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…

My top priority is keeping New Jerseyans and our communities safe – and an increased ICE surge in the area outside of Delaney Hall is a threat to public safety.

Began aggressive and dangerous actions against Newark and New Jersey State Police

I urge those protesting outside of Delaney Hall to bring the temperature down so we can focus on the detainees and their families.

I refuse to let that happen in New Jersey. I will not give ICE a pretext.

You should not be here. 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.

I will ensure public safety and I refuse to give ICE an excuse to surge into our communities.

Violent, chaotic clashes hurt everyone. They put the lives of both protesters and law enforcement in danger.

Going forward, I urge those protesting outside of Delaney Hall to bring the temperature down so we can focus on the detainees and their families.

You're not helping detainee families, and you're certainly not keeping New Jersey safe today.

I refuse to back down in fighting the Trump administration and the threats they've made.

I’m deeply disturbed by reports of the poor conditions at Delaney Hall. Unsafe, inhumane and unconstitutional living conditions are completely unacceptable.

This is a win for law and order.

I am calling on everyone — especially members of federal, state, and local government — to keep people safe, de-escalate the situation, and lower the temperature.

This extension gives us time to meaningfully engage with local leaders, communities, and other stakeholders across New Jersey to get this right.

Delaney Hall is a private detention facility — run by a for-profit company providing zero transparency. I’ll keep pushing to see Delaney Hall close.

We’ve seen increasing violence, arrests, and pepper spray at Delaney Hall, as well as public threats from the Trump administration. And we’ve seen the risk to public safety rising outside of Delaney Hall.

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