Senator Andy Kim from New Jersey has urged that criminal undocumented migrants detained at the Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark be given priority, considering them the guiding principle for Democrats.
“The detainees and their families need to be our North Star,” Kim wrote in a post on X. “We will fight to secure dignity for them because that’s who are in America.”
Other Democrats from New Jersey, including Representatives Frank Pallone and Rob Menendez, have echoed the sentiment, advocating that the needs of these migrants should take precedence over those of American citizens.
These Democrats have also voiced their disapproval of former President Donald Trump’s actions, accusing him of eliminating opportunities for citizenship and integration in the United States, particularly highlighting their efforts to support detainees at Delaney Hall.
“When I visit Delaney Hall, the immigrants detained there always talk about how much they value the American dream,” Pallone wrote in a post on X. “They desire liberty and to return to work to provide for their families. They’re shocked that they can be stripped of due process and be put in a place like this — in what is supposed to be the land of the free.”
Pallone remarked, “Trump is intent on dismantling any chance for citizenship and inclusion in America, effectively undermining the American dream in locations like Delaney Hall.”
Menendez recounted his experience, saying, “I arrived around eight in the evening, and despite ongoing discussions, ICE refused to grant me entry. I insisted on waiting, and after spending the night there, I was finally allowed in at 11:30 the next morning. However, upon entry, ICE informed me that Martin Soto had been moved at 2 a.m., after I had been waiting for fifteen hours.”
In a series of posts on X, ICE released images of some detainees at Delaney Hall, highlighting offenses such as battery and the manufacturing and possession of illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine.
In several posts on X, ICE shared photos of several of the people being held at Delaney Hall, including one person whose rap sheet includes battery, and another person whose rap sheet includes “manufacturing heroin/cocaine” and “possession of dangerous drugs.”
The Democrat lawmakers advocating for illegal aliens at the detention facility come after video footage posted to social media by independent journalist Nick Sortor on Saturday night, showed anti-ICE rioters setting fires in the street near the detention facility.
Law enforcement officials were later reported to have cleared Antifa protesters who were causing violence out of the area.
– News also reported on Friday that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin received a win after New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) used local law enforcement to corral the anti-ICE protesters outside of the facility.
– News has reported that over the past few years, Democrat lawmakers have advocated for illegal migrants and mass immigration. In November 2022, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that the United States was “short of workers.”
“We have a population that is not reproducing on its own with the same level that it used to,” Schumer added at the time. “The only way we’re going to have a great future in America is if we welcome and embrace immigrants, the dreamers and all of them.”
