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call to action for June 3, 2026

Background

The Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey, has become a symbol of everything wrong with Trump's detention machine. Detainees are surviving on contaminated food and rancid water; needed medical care is delayed or denied. Conditions got so bad that detainees launched a hunger strike on May 22.

In addition, ICE blocked efforts by Governor Mikie Sherill and members of Congress to conduct legally mandated inspections of Delaney Hall. At one point, ICE agents used pepper spray on Senator Andy Kim when he was trying to access the facility.

After eventually entering inside the facility, Kim said that what he witnessed there was deeply troubling. He saw servings of rancid, congealed milk. He met with a pregnant woman and with a man who has Stage 3 lung cancer, both of whom said that they had been denied needed medical care.

Our leaders must not look away. Let’s call on our Members of Congress to draw attention to the inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall and at detention centers across the country. And let’s make sure that they do all they can to block further ICE funding.

Call Your U.S. Senators

Alex Padilla | 202-224-3553 (D.C.) or 415-981-9369 (local)
Adam Schiff | 202-224-3841 (D.C.) or 415-393-0707 (local)

Sample Script

Hi, I'm a constituent from [your zip code]. My name is [your full name].

I am calling today to ask that Senator [Name] publicly use every tool at his disposal to denounce the violence and abuse that is happening at Delaney Hall and at detention centers around the country.

Specifically, I urge the Senator to do the following:

Draw attention to the conditions at Delaney Hall and other detention centers around the country by visiting that facility or another detention site.
Investigate the dangerous conditions under which ICE is holding many thousands of immigrants.
Oppose any additional funding for ICE or Border Patrol.
Use his power as my elected official to demand dignity for immigrants and to reject Trump’s mass detention and deportation agenda.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Call Your Representative

For most of us, that’s Sam Liccardo. If you are not sure who your U.S. representative is, go here.

Sam Liccardo | 202-225-8104

Sample Script

Hi, I'm a constituent from [your zip code]. My name is [your full name].

I am calling today to ask that Representative [Name] publicly use every tool at his disposal to denounce the violence and abuse that is happening at Delaney Hall and at detention centers around the country.

Specifically, I urge the Representative to do the following:

Draw attention to the conditions at Delaney Hall and other detention centers around the country by visiting that facility or another detention site.
Investigate the dangerous conditions under which ICE is holding many thousands of immigrants.
Oppose any additional funding for ICE or Border Patrol.
Use his power as my elected official to demand dignity for immigrants and to reject Trump’s mass detention and deportation agenda.

Thank you for your time and attention.