{"id":25979,"date":"2026-06-10T15:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=25979"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:54:52","slug":"witnessing-delaney-hall-testimonio-de-delaney-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/witnessing-delaney-hall-testimonio-de-delaney-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Witnessing @ Delaney Hall \/ Testimonio de Delaney Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

(Newark, New Jersey)- On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce, editor for La Prensa & Interim Co-Executive Director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)- USA, with others from the Fellowship, joined community members and faith-based leaders in Newark, New Jersey, to help support their work and the rights of the immigrant detainees on a hunger strike, and who are being held in the privately owned and operating immigration detention center called Delaney Hall. This facility, or better yet, warehouse, is run by The GEO Group and overseen by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It has become a central focal point for protests due to their inhumane treatment of the immigrants, including a lack of medical care, food, overcrowding, and a lack of due process. Many detainees have been in this facility for over a year.<\/p>\n

The day we arrived was the day after law and immigration enforcement, with The GEO Group\u2019s security officers, had just destroyed the volunteer tent in the \u201cFree Speech Zone,\u201d pepper-sprayed, shoved, and shot rubber pellets at all the protesters, clergy, volunteers, and anyone present at the time. We arrived as the clean-up crew to witness and to be in solidarity with those trying to do what is ethically and morally right, and in accordance with our faith. As we walked towards the tent, it was apparent they had been raided by enforcement officers (pictured here).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>You could feel the pepper-spray on your face like a sunburn, and even though I was wearing a mask, it still burned right through it. And all the supplies that were once collected for the families waiting to visit their detained loved ones were now just tossed on the ground and covered with this dark gray pepper-spray film that by the time we got done picking everything up and tossing them in trash bags, my double-lined gloves were filthy, dirty, and black. \u00a0The air smelled of trash and dead animals, as I would learn later, is because this area has a dead animal licensed solid waste landfill and dump nearby.<\/p>\n

On this particular day, the day after the pepper-spray, everyone from reporters of local public media to CNN, and anyone else present, was asking what more can we do to show our support nonviolently. It was nothing like the television would like to portray the protest going on outside of Delaney Hall. It was mostly clergy, community activists, and immigrant families just trying to give what they could physically, verbally, and spiritually to those detained, their families, and the world that is now watching patiently and praying that Newark doesn\u2019t turn into a Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

The people present are trying to help in any way they can, whether it be through their presence, marching, and or helping, playing the drum, chalking the streets with messages like \u201cNo More ICE,\u201d or reporting and witnessing what is happening so others can know the truth. This ongoing presence is organized by Eyes on ICE New Jersey, First Friends of New Jersey, and many others. If you are interested in knowing more about what is happening at Delaney Hall, would \"\"<\/a>like to donate funds or goods, or would like to become a member of the FOR-USA, please go to forusa.org or contact Dr. Linda Alvarado-Arce, editor of La Prensa, Inc., at linda@laprensa1.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Testimonio de Delaney Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Por la Dra. Linda Alvarado-Arce<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

(Newark, Nueva Jersey) – El mi\u00e9rcoles 3 de junio de 2026, la Dra. Linda Alvarado-Arce, editora de La Prensa y codirectora interina de la Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)-USA, junto con otros miembros de la Fellowship, se uni\u00f3 a miembros de la comunidad y l\u00edderes religiosos en Newark, Nueva Jersey, para apoyar su trabajo y los derechos de los detenidos inmigrantes en una huelga de hambre, y que est\u00e1n retenidos en el centro de detenci\u00f3n de inmigrantes de propiedad privada llamado Delaney Hall. Esta instalaci\u00f3n, o mejor a\u00fan, almac\u00e9n, est\u00e1 gestionada por The GEO Group y supervisada por el Servicio de Inmigraci\u00f3n y Control de Aduanas de EE. UU. (ICE). Y se ha convertido en un punto central de protestas debido al trato inhumano que reciben los inmigrantes, incluyendo la falta de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica, comida, hacinamiento y falta de debido proceso legal. Muchos detenidos llevan m\u00e1s de un a\u00f1o en esta instalaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>El d\u00eda que llegamos fue el d\u00eda despu\u00e9s de que las fuerzas del orden y de inmigraci\u00f3n, junto con los agentes de seguridad de The GEO Group, acabaran de destruir el \u00e1rea de voluntarios, la “Zona de Libertad de Expresi\u00f3n” con gas pimienta, empujaron y dispararon perdigones de goma a todos los manifestantes, cl\u00e9rigos, voluntarios y a cualquiera que estuviera presente en ese momento. Llegamos como equipo de limpieza para ser testigos y solidarizarnos con quienes intentan hacer lo que es \u00e9tico y moralmente correcto, y de acuerdo con nuestra fe. Mientras camin\u00e1bamos, era evidente que los agentes de la ley los hab\u00edan registrado (como se ve en la foto aqu\u00ed).<\/p>\n

Se notaba la pimienta en la cara como si fuera una quemadura de sol, y aunque llevaba mascarilla, segu\u00eda quemando a trav\u00e9s de ella. Y todos los suministros que antes se recog\u00edan para las familias que esperaban a visitar a sus seres queridos detenidos ahora estaban tirados al suelo y cubiertos con una pel\u00edcula gris oscuro de pimienta que, cuando terminamos de recogerlo todo y tirarlo en bolsas de basura, mis guantes de doble forro estaban sucios y negros. El aire ol\u00eda a basura y animales muertos, como descubrir\u00eda m\u00e1s tarde, porque en esta zona hay un vertedero de residuos s\u00f3lidos con licencia de animales muertos cerca.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>En ese d\u00eda en particular, el d\u00eda despu\u00e9s del espray de pimienta, todo el mundo, desde periodistas de medios p\u00fablicos locales hasta CNN, y cualquier otra persona presente, preguntaba qu\u00e9 m\u00e1s pod\u00edamos hacer para mostrar nuestro apoyo de forma no violenta. Y no se parec\u00eda a nada lo que ves en la televisi\u00f3n, con las protestas afuera de Delaney Hall. Eran principalmente cl\u00e9rigos, activistas comunitarios y familias inmigrantes intentando dar lo que pod\u00edan f\u00edsica, verbal y espiritualmente a los detenidos, sus familias y al mundo que ahora observa pacientemente y reza para que Newark no se convierta en un Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

Las personas presentes intentan ayudar en todo lo que pueden, ya sea con su presencia, marchando o ayudando, tocando el tambor, marcando las calles con mensajes como “No m\u00e1s ICE,” o informando y presenciando lo que est\u00e1 ocurriendo para que otros puedan conocer la verdad. Esta presencia contin\u00faa por organizaciones como Eyes on ICE New Jersey, First Friends of New Jersey y muchos otros. Si est\u00e1 interesado en saber m\u00e1s sobre lo que ocurre en Delaney Hall, desea donar fondos, o desea hacerse miembro de FOR-USA, por favor visite forusa.org o contacte con la Dra. Linda Alvarado-Arce, editora de La Prensa, Inc., en linda@laprensa1.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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