Overview
- New Jersey sued the GEO Group and pressed for fuller inspections after families and advocates alleged spoiled food, poor medical care, and a hunger or labor strike at Delaney Hall.
- Gov. Mikie Sherrill said her supervised visit to Delaney Hall was tightly controlled and that she was not allowed to meet or speak with detainees, raising fresh questions about oversight.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin publicly said he granted Sherrill access but warned she would not be allowed to speak to detainees, creating directly conflicting official accounts of the visit.
- Protests and clashes outside the Newark facility have continued, prompting state police deployments, a curfew for the perimeter and arrests by federal, state and local officers.
- The dispute centers on broader accountability issues for the GEO Group as a private contractor and could set a precedent over state inspection power, possible closure, and the treatment of detainees and their families.