Migrant uprising? 4 detainees loose after riot at Newark ICE facility

🚨DHS confirmed that four detainees escaped on Thursday

🚨Inmates broke down a wall at Delaney Hall on Thursday, according to reports

🚨A lawyer said they are unhappy about the food quality

NEWARK — Four migrants that were detained at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Delaney Hall in Newark have escaped, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Unnamed sources told the New York Post and NBC New York that they could not be accounted for following a search on Thursday night.

"DHS has become aware of 4 detainees at the privately held Delaney Hall Detention Facility escaping. Additional law enforcement partners have been brought in to find these escapees and a BOLO has been disseminated," a senior DHS official told New Jersey 101.5.

Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the ICE Tip Line at 866-DHS-2-ICE.

Officials did not disclose any information about the escapees, including a description or where they may be headed.

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Lawyer says rope found out a cell window

A rope made from tied together beds was found in a third-floor cell, immigration attorney Mustafa Cetin told NJ.com.

Cetin, who represents a detainee inside the facility, told NJ.com that 50 inmates pushed down the wall of a dorm room late Thursday afternoon. Cetin told the media outlet that inmates are upset about the quality of meals which have been served. Officers used pepper spray to try and maintain control over the facility, according to the group NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice on their X account.

Meanwhile, a crowd gathered outside the facility blocking the entrance to prevent additional ICE officers from getting inside.

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A demand for answers

In a statement, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said he was concerned about what was going on inside Delaney Hall, including the withholding of food, poor treatment, and a possible "uprising." The Democrat demanded "immediate answers and communication" from GEO Group, the company that owns and operates the facility and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

“The entire situation lacks sufficient oversight of every basic detail including local zoning laws and fundamental constitutional rights," Baraka said.

He said these incidents show why private prisons are a problem, and that congressional delegations and city officials need to be allowed access.

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