Mikie Sherrill denied access to ICE facility as detainees go on hunger strike
Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) said on Monday she was denied access to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark, where anti-ICE protesters have gathered as detainees inside the facility continue their hunger strike for a fourth day.
TL;DR
- Governor Mikie Sherrill and other New Jersey lawmakers were denied access to the Delaney Hall ICE detention center.
- Detainees inside Delaney Hall have been on a hunger strike for four days.
- Federal authorities, including Secretary Markwayne Mullin, deny allegations of inhumane conditions and a hunger strike, calling the visit a "political stunt."
- Protesters have gathered outside the facility, leading to clashes with federal officers.
- Governor Sherrill has advocated for the closure of Delaney Hall and opposes a proposed ICE facility in Roxbury.
- Members of Congress have the right to visit ICE detention centers for oversight, but access has been obstructed.
- Several New Jersey lawmakers, including Rep. LaMonica McIver and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, have had past legal issues related to confrontations at Delaney Hall.