New Jersey Governor Says ICE Restricted State Health Officials’ Access to Delaney Hall

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said state health department officials entered the facility and inspected the food service department.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stand near a gate at Delaney Hall in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on May 7, 2025. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said on May 28 that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has denied the state Health Department full access to Delaney Hall amid anti-immigration protests outside the detention center.

Delaney Hall, run by GEO Group in Newark, New Jersey, has been the site of ongoing protests amid concerns over how detainees are being treated.