06/01/2026
Ironbound Community Corporation refuses to accept a reality in which human beings are hidden behind locked doors, cut off from their families, and denied basic dignity in our own city.
The reports coming out of Delaney Hall are alarming and demand immediate action. Accounts of inadequate medical care, insufficient food, poor living conditions, and barriers to communication with loved ones point to a system that prioritizes detention over humanity. Regardless of how someone arrived in this country or where they were born, no person should be subjected to conditions that strip away their dignity and basic rights.
What is happening at Delaney Hall is not occurring in isolation. It is part of a broader climate of fear that has left immigrant families across Newark – and across the country – wondering whether they can safely go to work, take their children to school, seek medical care, or participate in the life of their community. The consequences extend far beyond the walls of any detention facility. Every detention, every family separation, and every act of intimidation sends shockwaves through neighborhoods that have helped build this city for generations.
