Feds Throw a Bone: Visitation Kinda Back at NJ ICE Lockup After Mad Protests
After that hunger strike and folks bussin' up the block, they letting some families see they people, but it's still sus.
NEWARK, NJ – Aight, so peep this: after a whole week of straight up chaos, with folks protestin' and them man dem goin' on hunger strike, they sayin' visitation kinda back at Delaney Hall. Word from Governor Mikie Sherrill and them folks at Homeland Security (DHS), but ain't nobody trustin' that.
Families still confused, tryna figure out who gettin' to see they loved ones and who ain't. They slapped a curfew on the whole area from 9PM to 6AM, like that's gonna stop the vibes. All it does is make it harder for folks to show support. This whole ting is a mess.
Visitation got shut down in the first place 'cause the people inside said, 'Nah, we ain't eatin' till you treat us right,' and started that hunger strike. That’s real power. Facility staff said Unit 1 and 3 gettin' visits, but what about Unit 2, where most of the hunger strikers at? Sounds like a divide-and-conquer move to me.
Sherrill's office and GEO Group ain't sayin' nothin', which ain't surprisin'. They never do. The road to Delaney Hall is locked down, except for families tryna visit. So basically, they showin' us who they care about—hint: it ain't the people.
Nighttime turned into straight up war out there, wit' protesters clashin' wit' the police. Mayor Ras Baraka dropped that curfew like it was a diss track. Said folks gotta be off the streets or catch a case. Three arrests went down, and the state sayin' the protesters started it. Sounds like the same old story to me, always blamin' the people.
Delaney Hall just the latest example of how they treatin' folks at the border and in them ICE lockups. Trump's policies still messin' wit' lives, separatin' families and treatin' people like they ain't human. ICE keepin' folks locked up while they dealin' wit' their cases. But let’s be real – it's about controllin' us.
This ain't just about visitation; it's about respect and human dignity. These corporations are makin' money off people's pain. These ain't folks they care about, just dollar signs.
Bottom line: we gotta stay woke. We gotta keep fightin' for our people. And we gotta make sure they hear us loud and clear. This partial visitation? It's a start, but it ain't the end. We gotta keep the pressure on till everyone is free and treated with respect.
Sources:
* National Immigration Law Center * Detention Watch Network
