Free Them All!': Inside The Fight To Close Delaney Hall

“Free Them All!” frames the ongoing fight to close Delaney Hall, the East Coast’s largest immigration jail, in Newark, New Jersey, operated by GEO Group for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The article describes protests and community support outside the facility, where volunteers and religious and immigrant-rights groups offer water, food, toys, and assistance with visitation procedures that the article says follow strict rules. It also says detainees in recent months initiated a hunger and labor strike, prompting increased demonstrations along Newark’s industrial corridor. For weeks, crowds have heckled GEO staff and ICE officers and sometimes attempted to block vehicles, while clashes reportedly involve law enforcement from three jurisdictions. The article cites limited prospects for ending the jail’s operations, arguing the Trump administration is expanding detention capacity nationwide and that Delaney Hall is a key regional node. It also alleges retaliation and transfers of detainees to distant facilities, while activists continue their efforts.