Mikie Sherrill denied access to ICE facility as detainees go on hunger strike
Governor Mikie Sherrill was denied access to the ICE detention center in Newark, where detainees are on a hunger strike. She criticized the federal authorities for blocking oversight and expressed her opposition to private detention facilities. The situation has led to protests outside the facility, highlighting concerns about the treatment of detainees.
- ▪Gov. Mikie Sherrill was denied access to the ICE detention center in Newark during a hunger strike by detainees.
- ▪Sherrill has long opposed private detention facilities and is advocating for the closure of Delaney Hall.
- ▪Protests outside the facility have resulted in clashes with federal officers as advocates demand better treatment for detainees.
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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. Sherrill and New Jersey lawmakers tried to enter Delaney Hall, but their oversight visit request was rebuffed by federal authorities. Recommended Stories Paxton appeals federal court order blocking Texas police from enforcing immigration law Trump administration says green card applicants have to return to home country to seek lawful status ICE arrests sister of Cuban business official who posed ‘threat’ to US “My request for access to Delaney Hall was formally denied this morning, raising serious questions about what they are trying to…
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