‘It’s like they’re kidnapped there’: families tell of distress over ‘inhumane’ ICE jail

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Elder Guerra, a Guatemalan immigrant detained at Delaney Hall in New Jersey, slipped in the shower after five months in ICE custody, one of many detainees now on hunger strike over what families describe as inhumane conditions. Relatives report distress over their loved ones' wellbeing, comparing the facility to kidnapping. Guerra was arrested in January while helping a friend with a snowed-in car after ICE officers discovered an outstanding warrant. The hunger strike and family accounts underscore mounting concerns about conditions inside the jail.