House Democrats head to New Jersey for forum on Delaney Hall detention facility

Published June 15, 2026 12:09pm ET



House Democrats will travel to Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday to hold a congressional forum on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility Delaney Hall, following weeks of protests and riots over alleged inhumane conditions inside.

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the top Democrat on the House homeland security committee, announced over the weekend that some of the panel’s Democratic members will travel midweek to Delaney Hall and conduct oversight of the facility during an event at City Hall.

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