Immigration

DHS Can't Decide If There's a Hunger Strike Going on at a New Jersey Detention Center

Trump administration officials say there's no hunger strike at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey, but they'll force-feed detainees if it gets bad enough.

C.J. Ciaramella | 6.1.2026 12:50 PM

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Federal officials can't get their story straight on whether there is a hunger strike going on at an immigration detention center in New Jersey.

New Jersey activist groups say hundreds of detainees inside Delaney Hall, a privately operated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Newark, launched a hunger strike over Memorial Day weekend to protest insufficient and spoiled food, medical neglect, poor living conditions, and abuse. The allegations have led to daily protests and violent skirmishes outside the detention center. The Guardian reported on Saturday that the hunger strike was entering its ninth day.

But the government's position on the hunger strike has shifted between claiming........

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