Protests continued this week outside Delaney Hall in Newark, an immigrant detention facility that has attracted demonstrations since some detainees said last month they were launching a hunger and labor strike to protest conditions inside. Here’s what we saw.
A protester leads a chant opposing Delaney Hall, the detention center in Newark, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) visits Delaney Hall, the detention center in Newark, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Kathy O’Leary with Pax Christi shows the state of a supplies tent she operates next to Delaney Hall, the Newark detention Center, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Kathy O’Leary with Pax Christi speaks with Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) after he leaves Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Newark police officers set up barriers to keep protesters away from Delaney Hall, the detention center in Newark, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Newark police officers set up barriers to keep protesters away from Delaney Hall, the detention center in Newark, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters rallying to close Delaney Hall, the detention center in Newark, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters rallying to close Delaney Hall, the detention center in Newark, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
A Newark police officer holds up a zip tie as protesters are kept away from Delaney Hall, the detention center in Newark, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
A lone ICE supporter speaks as ICE critics march to close Delaney Hall, the detention center in Newark, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters march to close Delaney Hall, the detention center in Newark, on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Jorge Torres of the National Day Laborers Organizing Network hugs Asma Elhuni of Resistencia en Acción NJ after her release from jail on June 1, 2026, for protesting outside Delaney Hall in Newark. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Jorge Torres of the National Day Laborers Organizing Network leads a chant at a protest outside Delaney Hall in Newark. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Asma Elhuni of Resistencia en Acción NJ leads a chant after being released from jail on June 1, 2026, following a protest outside Delaney Hall in Newark. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Asma Elhuni of Resistencia en Acción NJ speaks to the press after being released from jail on June 1, 2026, following a protest outside Delaney Hall in Newark. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
A protester holds a sign opposing the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters march against the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark on June 1, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters link arms in front of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, as Newark police officers approach on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
A protester sits in front of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Concrete barricades block off an area of Doremus Rd. for protesters in front of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters hold a flag in front of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters gather in front of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters gather in front of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters gather in front of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
A detainee is seen in a window of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters gather in front of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Newark police officers check the tires of a van after a protester let the air out of the tires by Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters and Newark police officers clash in front of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters sit in the driveway of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
The hospitality tent outside Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Newark police officers move barricades after protesters block the driveway of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Protesters move barricades to block the driveway of Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center, on June 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
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