detention facility

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Protesters descended on Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Newark, N.J., this weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

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

The National Day Laborer Organizing Network announced a rally and press conference on Friday afternoon outside of the B-18 detention facility in downtown L.A. to denounce Villegas’ “unlawful arrest and incarceration.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“Oh, I’m not staying in a detention facility on this side of the border,” Velia said, shaking her head.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall