DHS Can't Decide If There's a Hunger Strike Going on at a New Jersey Detention Center
There is confusion regarding a potential hunger strike at Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in New Jersey. While activist groups claim hundreds of detainees are protesting poor conditions, federal officials deny the existence of a hunger strike. The Department of Homeland Security has shifted its stance, with some officials suggesting force-feeding may occur if necessary.
- ▪Activist groups allege that hundreds of detainees at Delaney Hall launched a hunger strike over Memorial Day weekend.
- ▪Federal officials have contradicted each other regarding the existence of the hunger strike, with some denying it and others threatening to force-feed detainees.
- ▪A letter from nearly 300 detainees highlights issues such as medical neglect and poor living conditions.
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Immigration DHS Can't Decide If There's a Hunger Strike Going on at a New Jersey Detention Center Trump administration officials say there's no hunger strike at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey, but they'll force-feed detainees if it gets bad enough. C.J. Ciaramella | 6.1.2026 12:50 PM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/06/homan-mullin-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Tom Homan and Markwayne Mullin" alt="Tom Homan and Markwayne Mullin | Gage Skidmore/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom/Samuel Corum-Pool via CNP/CNP/Polaris/Newscom" /> (Gage…
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