Immigration Archives - New Jersey Globe

Survey shows common ground on immigration in N.J.’s most competitive House district

September 3, 2026 9:00 amSeptember 3, 2026 10:37 am

WASHINGTON — The privately-run Delaney Hall detention center may remain a divisive issue in New Jersey, but both Democrats and Republicans living in the most competitive congressional district in the Garden State agree on one thing: Most immigrants shouldn’t be...

Mejia returns to Delaney Hall: ‘It’s my duty to bear witness’

August 25, 2026 6:06 pmAugust 25, 2026 6:09 pm

WASHINGTON — A pregnant woman not getting the pre-natal care she needs. A detainee without follow-up care following major surgery. Someone developing an ulcer due to inadequate care following a bacterial infection. These are the stories Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-Glen...

DHS confirms death of third Delaney Hall detainee

August 12, 2026 10:15 pmAugust 13, 2026 1:29 pm

WASHINGTON — A third detainee who was held at Delaney Hall has died after suffering a medical emergency, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed Wednesday. Jose Chajon-Raxon, an immigrant from Guatemala arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement July 18...

House Democratic leader Jeffries joins N.J. lawmakers, immigrant families to protest ICE tactics

August 11, 2026 6:46 pmAugust 12, 2026 9:05 am

When immigration officers came for Margarita Cielo Balbuena, they brought along pepper spray, and threw her husband, recovering from surgery, on the ground. Then they detained her for two months in the Elizabeth Detention Center, refusing to provide the diabetes...

N.J. opens civil rights investigation into Delaney Hall

August 7, 2026 4:17 pm

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has opened a civil rights investigation into Delaney Hall, escalating the state’s battle with the private immigration detention facility following reports of troubling conditions and several detainee deaths. The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights has...

Booker, Kim seek to restore ICE detention watchdog after Delaney Hall death

August 7, 2026 11:58 amAugust 7, 2026 5:51 pm

WASHINGTON — New Jersey’s two U.S. senators on Friday launched a new effort to increase oversight of Delaney Hall following the death of detainee Edwin Lopez-Cornejo. U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Andy Kim proposed taking using about $115 million from...

Top House appropriator calls for Delaney Hall shutdown

August 4, 2026 12:56 pmAugust 4, 2026 7:19 pm

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut), the ranking Democrat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is calling for Delaney Hall to close following the death of a 41-year-old Salvadoran man in federal immigration custody. “Delaney Hall must be shut down,” DeLauro said....