In Newark, New Jersey, about 300 detainees at the ICE jail known as Delaney Hall have been on a hunger strike since Friday to protest inhumane conditions and due process violations. Delaney Hall is operated by the private prison company GEO Group. Tensions escalated on Sunday when ICE removed a hunger strike organizer, Martín Soto, prompting protesters outside the ICE jail to block a van being used to transport him. Masked ICE agents responded by firing tear gas and pushing people to the ground. New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill joined federal lawmakers outside Delaney Hall on Monday but was denied entry. Democratic Senator Andy Kim and Congressmember Rob Menendez, who toured the facility, described filthy bathrooms, abusive guards and inadequate medical care, and said detainees were being threatened with deportation to Ebola-stricken countries. We’ll have more on this story later in the broadcast.