Delaney Hall operator GEO Group believes it has qualified immunity.
New Jersey
A Good Election Night for Progressives
Tuesday’s results—some not yet final—bode well for the fall.
NYC Immigration Courts Speed Deportations as Striking Detainees in Newark Suffer
The list of one judge’s ‘mega master’ hearings was so long on Monday that it nearly reached the floor. The violence in Delaney Hall illustrates what may await immigrants.
Delaney Hall ICE Detainees Take Aim at GEO Group’s Bottom Line
Immigrants held at GEO Group’s Delaney Hall in Newark are on a labor strike and a hunger strike, refusing to perform the jobs that keep the place running.
Pro-Palestine Super PAC Spending $2 Million to Back Doctor in NJ-12
American Priorities is throwing its war chest behind Dr. Adam Hamawy, a combat surgeon who worked in a Gaza hospital while Israel’s genocide raged outside.
Trump’s Tunnel Vision Is Screwing Up a Hugely Important Infrastructure Project
A new rail bridge opens in New Jersey, but all eyes are on the Gateway Program’s tunnel funding crisis.
How Not to Build Infrastructure Projects
The Hudson Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey is officially a political nightmare en route to the midterms.
Progressive Win in New Jersey Hinged on Anti-ICE Organizing
Analilia Mejia won a close congressional primary race by preparing constituents for encounters with ICE. She warned that the agency’s surveillance technology needs more attention.
Big Money Is Back
The 2026 primaries will likely see even bigger levels of corporate and issue-based PAC spending. But there may be diminishing returns on these investments.
New Jerseyans Demand State Divestment From ICE Profiteer Palantir
Locals at a routine state investment council meeting this week told board members they must get taxpayer money out of the surveillance tech company.

