50 ICE Detainees Riot, Four Escape Newark Facility

At Delaney Hall, a privately contracted ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, nearly 50 detainees staged an uprising on June 13 due to inhumane conditions, including insufficient food and undrinkable water. The detainees reportedly tore down a dormitory wall and attempted to escape using tied bed sheets, with at least four migrants unaccounted for after the riot. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was previously arrested outside the facility during a protest, condemned the detention center's poor conditions and called for greater oversight. Anti-ICE protests at the facility escalated to confrontations with law enforcement, resulting in physical altercations and federal charges against Democratic representatives involved in the protests. The Department of Homeland Security is actively searching for the escapees and has offered a reward for information leading to their capture. The incident has heightened criticism of the facility's management and the broader use of private prisons for detainees, with calls for transparency and improved treatment of detainees.