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Days of protests outside a New Jersey immigration detention center, including clashes with federal law enforcement, continued Tuesday as demonstrators and lawmakers allege the facility, where detainees waged a hunger strike, has inedible food and lacks access to medical care.

The Department of Homeland Security said that there is no hunger strike at Delaney Hall and denied the allegations of conditions inside the facility.

Nearly 900 detainees were being held at Delaney Hall as of early April, according to ICE data.

Sen. Andy Kim said on social media that he “saw chaos inside and outside of the ICE detention center Delaney Hall.” “Instead of engaging with me and others about the poor conditions, ICE sent in an armored vehicle and a line of armed agents that only poured gasoline on the fire” he said.

Beyond Delaney, there have been allegations across the country that detainees have limited or no access to timely medical care in immigration detention centers, as well as difficult conditions.

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Congress members say conditions dire at NJ detention center facing protests, reported hunger strike Federal immigration officials have denied any hunger strike, abuse or poor conditions inside the center.

Inhumane treatment by our government should be front page news. Don’t let them lie to us about the horrors occurring at Delaney Hall. Demand that media covers the truth 24/7. We need to be the country where the truth is a fundamental right.

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Protesters clash with ICE agents outside Delaney Hall in Newark Demonstrators returned to Delaney Hall on Thursday, where several protesters were pepper sprayed and have since brought out black umbrellas to fight off any chemicals being sprayed in their direction.