Cory A. Booker

06/13/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/13/2025 19:39

Booker Condemns GEO Group, DHS Mismanagement of Delaney Hall ICE Detention Facility

NEWARK, N.J. - This afternoon, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement:

"The conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark are untenable. With serious security lapses, numerous reports of mistreatment by staff of detainees, complaints of persistent food shortages, and a troubling lack of transparency from facility administrators, it's clear that GEO Group has shown it cannot-or will not-operate Delaney Hall humanely or safely. I have long opposed privately owned and operated immigration detention facilities because they are mired by rampant abuse and neglect of those in their care. After spending millions of dollars in upgrades it continues to be a house of horrors. The consequences of GEO's mismanagement, and the Department of Homeland Security's resistance to Congressional oversight, are borne by my neighbors in Newark and those detained at Delaney Hall. The Department of Homeland Security has a duty to work with Congress to address the problem, take immediate action to improve the conditions at Delaney Hall, and ensure the proper and fair treatment of those detained."

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