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New York City Council Employee with TPS Released from Newark ICE Jail After 5 Months

HeadlineJun 30, 2026

In immigration news, Gothamist reports more than 70 immigrants detained at the Newark, New Jersey, ICE jail — known as Delaney Hall — have filed federal lawsuits over medical neglect and other abuses. In May, hundreds of detained immigrants at Delaney Hall started a labor and hunger strike that lasted for weeks and ended earlier this month as strikers faced retaliation including solitary confinement and being transferred to other ICE jails. Delaney Hall is operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group.

In related news, a New York City Council employee who was detained at Delaney Hall for more than five months has been released from custody. Rafael Rubio was taken by federal immigrant officers in January during a routine asylum interview. Rubio, who is from Venezuela, was detained despite holding temporary protected status, TPS.

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