Accountability and Consequences
May 27, 2026
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Demonstrators at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey, including Senatory Andy Kim, were pepper sprayed by federal agents, Detainees have called for help, describing conditions as overcrowded and unsafe, Detainees have not been afforded legal hearings and are being pressured to self deport, The detainees began a hunger strike and members of congress, as well as New Jersey’s governor, have visited the facility and confirmed the accounts of cruel and inhuman conditions, US Citizenship and Immigration Services have changed policies for obtaining permanent residency in the US, making it much more difficult to obtain a green card, The criminal charges against Kilmar Ábrego Garcia were dismissed, Alligator Alcatraz, the detention center in Florida that cost taxpayers $1 billion, appears to be shutting down, although neither Trump nor Gov Ron DeSantis will admit it.
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