Delaney Hall is for Private Facility offenders have not been sentenced yet and are detained here until their case is heard.
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Located in Newark, NJ, Delaney Hall operates as a private contractor with various government agency agreements providing state-minimum custody requirements. Programs are offered to all custody levels, including work release residents focused on reentry success. With a strong emphasis on rehabilitation, Delaney Hall provides comprehensive educational and vocational opportunities. Onsite amenities include dietary, health, fitness, educational, religious, and recreational services. Regular inspections ensure compliance with government standards, ensuring the facility's continued operation.
The Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey, is a large federal immigration detention center operated by GEO Group under contract with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Located near Newark Liberty International Airport and major interstate transportation corridors, the facility serves as a major detention and processing center for ICE operations throughout the Northeast. Delaney Hall primarily houses adult immigration detainees awaiting deportation proceedings, asylum hearings, immigration court appearances, or transfer to other federal facilities. Public detention records and GEO operational information identify the facility as having an approximate capacity of 1,000 beds, making it one of the largest ICE detention centers in the northeastern United States.
Originally developed as a federal detention and reentry facility, Delaney Hall has operated under several different correctional and detention functions over the years before becoming heavily integrated into the DHS immigration detention system. The facility contains secure housing units, intake and booking areas, attorney visitation sections, medical and mental health clinics, recreation spaces, food service operations, transportation staging areas, and administrative offices. GEO personnel oversee security operations, detainee supervision, healthcare coordination, food services, transportation logistics, and compliance with ICE detention standards. Because of its location within the densely populated New York-New Jersey metropolitan region, the facility plays an important role in processing immigration detainees arrested throughout New Jersey, New York, and surrounding states.
ICE Detainee Information
This facility holds immigration detainees under an active contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in addition to its regular population. ICE detainees are civil immigration detainees, not criminal defendants, and are held while their immigration cases are processed. The rules, rights, and services that apply to ICE detainees differ from those that apply to the general jail population.
To locate an ICE detainee at this facility, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator at locator.ice.gov. You will need the detainee's A-Number, a nine-digit Alien Registration Number that appears on any immigration document they have received. If the A-Number has fewer than nine digits, add zeros at the beginning. If you do not have the A-Number, you can search using the detainee's full legal name, country of birth, and date of birth. Names must be an exact match; try variations if the first search returns no results.
Immigration bond works differently from criminal bail. Not all detainees are eligible for bond; those with certain criminal convictions or prior deportation orders may be subject to mandatory detention. For those who are eligible, bond is set by an immigration judge and typically ranges from $1,500 to over $10,000. Bond must be paid in full before release. An immigration attorney can request a bond hearing and argue for a lower amount based on the detainee's circumstances.
Unlike criminal defendants, ICE detainees do not have the right to a government-appointed attorney. They must hire a private immigration attorney or find free legal help through a nonprofit organization. RAICES provides legal services and bond assistance at raicestexas.org. The National Immigrant Justice Center offers free legal representation at immigrantjustice.org. Many immigration courts also maintain a list of free and low-cost legal service providers available to detainees upon request.
ICE transfers detainees between facilities frequently and with little advance notice, sometimes to locations far from family and legal counsel. If you cannot locate your family member through this page, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator again at locator.ice.gov with their A-Number. If they have an attorney, notify the attorney immediately as transfers affect court appearances and case timelines.
The Delaney Hall Detention Facility has frequently been at the center of political and legal debate surrounding private immigration detention operations in New Jersey. Advocacy organizations, immigration attorneys, and civil rights groups have periodically raised concerns involving detainee conditions, medical care access, legal visitation rights, and prolonged detention issues. New Jersey lawmakers have also pursued legislative efforts aimed at limiting or prohibiting private immigration detention facilities within the state, leading to ongoing legal battles involving state authority and federal immigration enforcement powers. Despite continuing controversy, Delaney Hall remains a major component of the DHS detention network and continues housing hundreds of ICE detainees as they move through the federal immigration court and enforcement system.
