The Trump administration is significantly increasing immigration detention capacity by reopening the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey, which has a bed capacity of 1,000. This expansion aligns with President Trump's focus on stringent immigration enforcement and includes adding beds at other facilities nationwide. Advocates worry about its impact on immigrant communities, highlighting fears surrounding heightened enforcement and the facility's scale, which they believe threatens the well-being of many residents. The new center will facilitate processing for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, increasing its enforcement capabilities in the area.
The location near an international airport streamlines logistics, and helps facilitate the timely processing of individuals in our custody as we pursue President Trump's mandate to arrest, detain and remove illegal aliens from our communities.
The planned opening of Delaney Hall as a private immigration detention facility presents a serious threat to New Jersey's immigrant communities and is one of the largest immigration detention contracts our state has ever seen.
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