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300 ICE Detainees Strike, Demand Closure of Unsafe Facility

5/30/2026

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Three hundred ICE detainees at the GEO Group’s Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey launched a hunger and labor strike.
They report inedible food, $1 daily labor pay, and inadequate medical care while CEO George Zoley earns $11.2 million a year.
Senator Andy Kim and activists say ICE agents used pepper spray, hospitalized four detainees, and blocked inspections, prompting officials to urge the facility’s closure as unsafe and unconstitutional.

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Story summary

Three hundred ICE detainees at the GEO Group’s Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey launched a hunger and labor strike.
They report inedible food, $1 daily labor pay, and inadequate medical care while CEO George Zoley earns $11.2 million a year.
Senator Andy Kim and activists say ICE agents used pepper spray, hospitalized four detainees, and blocked inspections, prompting officials to urge the facility’s closure as unsafe and unconstitutional.