Delaney Hall Detention Facility

Delaney Hall Detention Facility is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Newark, New Jersey. It falls under the Newark Field Office ERO field office area of responsibility.

Facility quick reference

How to locate or contact a detainee

To locate someone in ICE custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov. You will need the person’s A-number (Alien Registration Number) and country of birth, or their full name, country of birth, and date of birth.

To ask whether someone is held here, and to leave an urgent message for a detainee, ICE publishes one number: (973) 474-2200. ICE lists that line as answered between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. For an urgent message, leave the detainee’s full name and alien registration number (A-number), plus your own name and a phone number where you can be reached; the detainee is given the message. Detainees cannot receive incoming calls — they place outgoing calls themselves. Have the person’s biographical information ready when you call (first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases, date of birth, and country of birth). ICE says the facility has ICE Talton tablets, and that information on sending a detainee a non-confidential message is on the GettingOut website (gettingout.com).

Visiting in person

ICE’s page for this facility (last updated 10/06/2026, checked October 20, 2026) publishes these rules for friends and family:

• When: Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Mondays 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ICE lists no Friday visiting period.
• Group size: a maximum of four people may visit at one time. Visiting other detainees or their visitors is not permitted without prior approval from the Facility Administrator, and disruptive behavior by either side ends the visit and may cause future visits to be denied.
• Children: minors may visit, but must stay under the direct supervision of an adult visitor.
• What you can carry in: a clear gallon-size bag holding only a photo ID, car keys, change, unopened baby formula, unopened baby food, and diapers or wipes. Coats, jackets and shoes go through the x-ray machine and are then searched by hand by the Front Lobby Officer, pockets must be emptied, and anything not allowed must be thrown away or taken back to the car. Undergarments with an underwire are not allowed in the facility. ICE’s list of visiting restrictions also says visitors may not carry items into the visitation area or pass anything to a detainee.
• Dress code (visitors 12 and older): for women and girls, skirts and dresses must reach the knee when seated, with slits no higher than the knee when seated; no sheer clothing, no exposed breasts, and tops no lower than the underarm in front and back; no bare midriffs, strapless tops, tube tops, swimsuits or tight clothing; no T-shirts or other form-fitting clothes without a bra; shorts must cover the buttocks and crotch when standing and sitting (no short shorts, jogging shorts or cut-offs); no pants with holes. For men and boys, shirts must be worn at all times, and muscle shirts, bare-midriff shirts and sleeveless shirts are prohibited. For everyone, shoes must be worn at all times, open-toed shoes are prohibited, and gang colors or other gang displays are prohibited.

Everyone entering the facility or the visitation area is subject to a pat-down search, an inspection of belongings and a metal scan; anyone who refuses a reasonable search is not admitted, and visitors who are or appear intoxicated are turned away. No firearms or weapons of any kind anywhere in the facility, and no electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios) in the secure areas. For getting there, ICE lists street parking and public transportation in the area.

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

Letters and packages sent to a detainee must identify the detainee and show the sender’s name and return address (this facility’s own format is below) — and each facility publishes its own exact format: some also require a housing-unit number, and facilities run by the federal Bureau of Prisons use the BOP register number instead. ICE lists each facility’s format on that facility’s page at ice.gov. This facility’s own ICE page says incoming mail “is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivery officer” and that detainees may seal their own outgoing letters. ICE’s national standard allows more than that. Under ICE’s National Detention Standards, Revised 2019, §5.1(E), incoming general mail is opened and inspected for contraband, and outgoing general mail may be inspected and read if it is addressed to another detainee or staff have reason to believe it threatens the facility’s security or order, endangers someone, or could facilitate criminal activity. Only special correspondence — mail to or from attorneys and other legal representatives, courts and judges, government attorneys, embassies and consulates, the President and Vice President of the United States, members of Congress, the Department of Justice (including the immigration courts), DHS (including ICE/ERO, IHSC, CRCL and the DHS Inspector General), grievance administrators, and the news media — may not be read or copied by staff. Incoming special correspondence is inspected for contraband in the detainee’s presence; outgoing special correspondence is not opened, inspected or read, and if a need exists, any inspection takes place in the detainee’s presence. The standard limits any inspection to detecting physical contraband and confirming that enclosures qualify as special correspondence. Mail counts as special correspondence only if the envelope unambiguously identifies the title and office of the sender (incoming mail) or of the addressee (outgoing mail). Rules for commissary (account) deposits and permitted personal items vary by facility, and so does the number that handles them — ICE names a separate facility mail clerk on some facility pages. This facility’s deposit route, accepted form of payment and contacts are in the Sending Items to Detainees section of its own ICE page (linked above).

What ICE publishes for this facility’s mail, money, and property

• Letters must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number, plus the sender’s name and address. Outgoing mail is routed to the post office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff, and a mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in the housing units.
• Money is not to be given directly to the detainee. ICE says it can be placed on the detainee’s account by calling Access Corrections at 1-866-345-1884 or through the Access Corrections website (accesscorrections.com), referencing the detainee’s name and A-number. ICE adds that detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.
• Property for release: a detainee may submit a request to receive property at the facility for release. Once it is approved, drop-off times are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Total property in storage may not exceed 40 lbs; the facility accepts only personal clothing items for that detainee — no items of value and no clothing for anyone else — and does not accept electronic devices (cell phones, laptops, tablets), jewelry or contraband.
• Stamps: detainees may buy them; indigent detainees (no means of support and no funds in their facility account) get a postage allowance at government expense.
• Transfers and departures: only legal mail is forwarded; general correspondence is returned to sender.

For how deposit routes differ from facility to facility, see how to send money to someone in ICE detention.

Legal access, attorneys, and immigration court information

Detainees have the right to speak with an attorney, and attorney–client visits and calls are confidential. For information about a case before the immigration court (EOIR), EOIR’s automated line 1-800-898-7180 (toll-free, 24 hours a day, English and Spanish) gives the next hearing date and case status; callers enter the 9 digits of the A-number, without the letter A (EOIR, checked October 24, 2026). For a matter before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the main line of EOIR (the Justice Department agency the BIA belongs to) is (703) 305-0289. Applications for relief from removal must be filed directly with the immigration court handling the case. If you cannot afford an attorney, the immigration court can provide a list of pro bono legal service providers — see the related resources below.

Legal visits, video calls and legal documents

ICE says only legal representatives, legal assistants and interpreters may participate in legal calls and video (VTC) meetings at Delaney Hall Detention Facility; clients’ family members and friends are not permitted (checked October 23, 2026).

ICE’s page for this facility publishes these channels for legal representatives (checked October 3, 2026):

• G-28s can be submitted through ICE’s online platform ERO eFile. Facility staff do not have access to ERO eFile, so representatives should bring a downloaded copy of the submitted G-28 to any in-person or remote legal visit.
• Case information: requests about people detained here go to Newark.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov; ICE notes that this mailbox does not accept applications for a stay of removal or case appeals. To learn who a client’s Deportation Officer is, ICE directs representatives to the Newark Field Office at (862) 445-9200, and a G-28 must be on file before any information is disclosed.
• Video visits and confidential legal calls are requested through ERO eFile for all scheduled appointments, Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., subject to availability. Appointments can be made up to 2 weeks ahead but no later than 24 hours before, in 60-minute slots, and no representative may have more than one 60-minute appointment with a detainee in a single day. The representative enters the meeting ID and passcode and names the platform (Zoom, WebEx or Microsoft Teams), or asks for a phone call only, indicating that choice and the phone number for the call in the Virtual Meeting Information section. ICE requires uploads of the representative’s government-issued ID, proof of active legal-representative status (such as a bar card) and the ERO-eFiled G-28 (unless the visit is pre-representational). If no time slot is available or there is an exigent circumstance, ICE lists 279attorneyvisit@geogroup.com or (973) 474-2268. If a legal assistant is the only legal representative to join the call, the email should also attach a letter of authorization on the firm’s/organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s identification.
• Tablets: the facility’s ICE Talton tablets have video-visit capability. ICE says legal representatives can register at GettingOut for a Friends and Family account and then email ICESupport@talton.com with their email address and phone number so that their communications are not recorded or monitored.
• Legal documents by fax: when timely communication through the mail is not possible, the Facility Administrator may allow a reasonable amount of fax communication. Attorneys may fax legal correspondence to (561) 999-7716 with a cover sheet giving the receiving detainee’s full name and A-number, the sender’s return fax number and the total number of pages. Legal faxes are processed Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays. ICE states that faxing does not guarantee confidentiality and strongly recommends sending sensitive material through the facility’s legal mail process via the U.S. Postal Service.
• Legal documents by email: representatives can send legal correspondence to 279attorneyvisit@geogroup.com, marking it as legal correspondence in the subject line and attaching a cover sheet with the detainee’s full name, A-number, the sender’s return fax number, the total pages, and the notation “Legal Mail”. ICE says the documents are inspected for contraband but not read, and are delivered to the detainee; requests are processed Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern, excluding holidays.

Free legal providers on EOIR’s list for the Newark Immigration Court

ICE says a list of pro bono (free) legal organizations, updated quarterly, is posted in the housing units, and that it is the detainee’s own responsibility to contact a provider for an appointment. ICE’s facility page does not name the immigration court that hears the cases of people held here — confirm it from the A-number through EOIR’s hotline at 1-800-898-7180. EOIR’s Newark Immigration Court is at 970 Broad Street, Room 1200, Newark, NJ 07102 — the same building ICE gives for its Newark field-office director — and EOIR’s Elizabeth Immigration Court, at 625 Evans Street in Elizabeth, is inside a DHS-controlled detention facility (the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility), according to EOIR. We list the Newark court’s entries for that reason; the court that actually hears a given case may be a different one. On the October 2026 edition of EOIR’s List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers, the entries under Newark Immigration Court are:

EOIR states that it does not endorse any of the organizations, referral services, or attorneys on its list.

Feedback, complaints, and oversight

To report a concern about conditions at this facility or the conduct of an ICE or contract employee, contact the ERO Newark Field Office that oversees this facility, or file a complaint with the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL). On its own Make a Civil Rights Complaint page DHS publishes one channel — the online portal at engage.dhs.gov/crcl-complaint; CBP additionally publishes, for the same office, the e-mail address CRCL@dhs.gov, fax (202) 401-4708, and the postal address DHS/CRCL, Compliance Branch, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Mail Stop #0190, Washington, DC 20528-0190. The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) hotline is 1-800-323-8603.

This facility’s own ICE page adds these channels:

• Comments on the service provided: Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 970 Broad Street, 11th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102.
• A misconduct complaint to the field office: the same Field Office Director address, or (973) 645-3666.
• ICE Office of Professional Responsibility (by mail): Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street, SW, Suite 1049, Mailstop 5099, Washington, DC 20536-5005.
• ICE OPR Integrity Coordination Center: 1-833-4ICE-OPR or ICEOPRIntake@ice.dhs.gov.
• DHS OIG in writing: DHS Office of Inspector General, Attn: Office of Investigations - Hotline, 245 Murray Drive, Building 410 Stop: 2600, Washington, DC 20528 · fax (202) 245-5217 · DHSOIGHOTLINE@DHS.GOV.

A news reporter who wants to interview someone held here must apply in writing to the Newark Field Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations. ICE says a detainee has the right not to be interviewed, photographed or recorded, and the reporter must first obtain the detainee’s written permission. Media questions about ICE operations go to ICEMedia@ice.dhs.gov.

ICE inspection record

ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight (ODO), part of ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility, inspected this facility on August 26–28, 2025 (ODO report, Inspection 2025-001-073). What the report says:

• Who runs it: the facility opened in 2011 and is owned and operated by The GEO Group; ICE began housing detainees there in 2011 under ERO Newark. It operates under the National Detention Standards (NDS) 2019 and holds male and female detainees of low, medium-low, medium-high and high security classification for periods longer than 72 hours.
• Services: GEO provides food service and medical care, and Keefe Commissary provides commissary. The facility was accredited by the American Correctional Association in August 2022.
• Findings: compliant with 17 of 22 NDS 2019 standards reviewed; 12 deficiencies in the other 5, of which 3 are priority components:
  • Environmental Health and Safety (4): no system, perpetual inventory or inventory records for the hazardous materials ODO named (Xcelente, Profect Neutral 64, Sani-T 10 Plus and LF Hypoallergenic hand soap), including in the warehouse chemical storage area.
  • Admission and Release (1): in 3 of 5 release files reviewed, staff did not fingerprint the detainee before release.
  • Hold Rooms (3): the log did not record custodial information for every detainee placed in and removed from the hold room, did not record when food was provided, and did not record 15-minute checks (a priority component).
  • Food Service (3): a cold potato salad on the serving line measured 81°F, against a 41°F-or-below requirement (a priority component); and, in both kitchen freezers, ice build-up on the ceilings, walls and floors and condensation dripping onto stored food (two deficiencies).
  • Significant Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention (1): in 2 of 10 suicide-watch logs, 19 instances where clinical staff documented constant-watch monitoring at intervals of 18 to 65 minutes, against a 15-minute requirement (a priority component).
• Detainee interviews: ODO interviewed 30 detainees; none alleged discrimination, mistreatment or abuse, and all reported satisfaction with facility services.
• Rating: Acceptable/Adequate. ODO calls this its first compliance inspection of the facility, so it made no trend comparison; ICE’s inspections page also lists a January 2013 report under the Delaney Hall name.

ODO redacts bed-capacity and population counts in the published report; for population, see the ICE statistics box above. As of October 3, 2026, ICE’s ODO facility inspections page lists no report for this facility newer than the August 2025 inspection.

Earlier inspection — January 29 – 31, 2013. The ODO report records these services at the time of that inspection:

• The law libraries opened daily, with detainee access between 0900 and 2100.
• The facility offered certified mail services to detainees.
• A notary public was available on site for legal matters.

The same January 2013 ODO report also records:

• ODO reviewed 15 PBNDS and found nine standards fully compliant.
• ODO identified ten deficiencies across six standards.
• ODO found no hot running water in the female hair-care room; maintenance staff corrected that deficiency during the inspection by replacing a broken valve.

These are historical observations from the January 2013 inspection.

287(g) agreements: ICE's 287(g) participating-agencies workbook, dated October 9, 2026, lists no agency in New Jersey. (source: ICE · what 287(g) is)

Related procedural resources

• Know Your Rights — what to do if ICE detains you
• EOIR immigration court schedules and procedures
• BIA-recognized legal-aid organizations in New Jersey
• Other ICE detention facilities in New Jersey
• All facilities under the Newark Field Office
• How to send money to someone in ICE detention