analysis Officials allege Delaney Hall is rife with abuse. Now the whole world is watching Published May 30, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) Detainees stand by a window inside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall in Newark, where ICE is housing detained immigrants on May 26, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images) Calls for the closure of a notorious private immigration jail in Newark, New Jersey are growing by the day after 300 Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees launched a hunger and labor strike over the Memorial Day holiday and issued a letter that drew attention to their miserable plight inside the facility that’s owned by The GEO Group , a private prison corporation and major Trump donor. For months, detainees, their families and advocates have said GEO Group was serving up inedible food and was failing to provide essential medical care despite the fact GEO Group has a billion dollar contract with the federal government.…