N.J. advocates hold Day of the Dead vigil for 61 killed in ICE detention
Immigrant rights groups gathered at Newark's Delaney Hall to honor migrants who have died in ICE custody since January 2025.
What to know
- New Jersey advocates held a Day of the Dead vigil at Newark's Delaney Hall detention center to honor people who died in ICE custody.
- At least 61 deaths have been recorded in ICE detention facilities since January 2025, according to the coverage.
- The vigil and subsequent opinion coverage keep scrutiny on conditions inside ICE detention facilities.
New Jersey immigrants' rights groups Organizers of the Delaney Hall vigilICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Agency operating the detention facilitiesDaysi Calavia-Robertson NJ.com opinion writer
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NJ.com documents Day of the Dead honoring of ICE death victims
An NJ.com opinion piece recounts the New Jersey vigil and states that at least 61 total deaths have been recorded in ICE detention facilities since January 2025.
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Advocates hold vigil at Delaney Hall for ICE detention deaths
New Jersey immigrants' rights groups gathered at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark on the Day of the Dead to remember and honor the 61 people they say have been killed by ICE since late January 2025.
“On November 2nd, the Day of the Dead, New Jersey immigrants' rights groups gather at the controversial Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark to remember and honor the 61 people that have been killed by ICE since late January.”
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Happening now: On November 2nd, the Day of the Dead, New Jersey immigrants' rights groups gather at the controversial Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark to remember and honor the 61 people that have been killed by ICE since late January.
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