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detention facility



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By the time I arrived, the scene outside Delaney Hall, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Newark, had become quiet.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

"Deisy is out of the detention facility and we're going home today," he said.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Four were released on bond, and one remains in an ICE detention facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

He represented detainees while serving at Guantanamo Bay and later urged legislators to close the detention facility during his testimony before a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Bella told me he’d had problems at a New Jersey detention facility for minors, where he’d been a counselor/guard—some of the kids had escaped during his watch.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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