{"id":2524479,"date":"2025-12-23T22:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mciver-calls-for-ice-facility-to-shut-down-after-traumatic-center-tour\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T22:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:07:05","slug":"mciver-calls-for-ice-facility-to-shut-down-after-traumatic-center-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mciver-calls-for-ice-facility-to-shut-down-after-traumatic-center-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"McIver calls for ICE facility to shut down after &#8216;traumatic&#8217; center tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmciver-calls-for-ice-facility-to-shut-down-after-traumatic-center-tour%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2524479&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. LaMonica McIver (D\u2011NJ) urged the immediate closure of Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility in Newark, after a &#8220;traumatic&#8221; oversight visit &#8211; an appearance that follows her May arrest and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/24-year-old-teacher-arrested-for-allegedly-making-out-with-5th-grader-after-parents-find-text-chain\/\" title=\"24-year-old teacher arrested for ...ortedly kissing 5th-grader after parents discover text messages\">assault charge stemming<\/a> from an altercation at the center, wich she says was the result of her being assaulted. The visit came nearly two weeks after the death of 41\u2011year\u2011old Haitian detainee Jean Wilson Brutus, who died Dec. 12 of &#8220;suspected natural causes&#8221; after being taken into custody; Democrats say ICE may have contributed to the events and are demanding a full, autonomous investigation. Sen. Cory Booker and Reps. Rob Menendez and Yvette Clarke echoed calls to close the facility, alleging inhumane conditions and mismanagement; Menendez said ICE is investigating and criticized the administration&#8217;s handling of immigration. Clarke pointed to reports of multiple recent deaths in ICE custody and argued the incidents are not isolated. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin defended ICE&#8217;s care standards, saying detainees receive dietitian\u2011certified meals and thorough medical care. McIver has pleaded not guilty to the assault charges, has accused prosecutors of political motives, and faces two charges that a judge allowed to proceed; the federal case has not yet gone to trial.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">McIver calls for ICE facility to shut down after &lsquo;traumatic&rsquo; center tour<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2453917\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) on Tuesday advocated in support of the closure of an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> facility in Newark, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\">New Jersey<\/a>, where she was arrested and charged in May for assaulting officers.<\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman described revisiting Delaney Hall as &ldquo;traumatic&rdquo; and claimed she was the one assaulted, not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4356419\/joyce-beatty-sues-trump-grenell-kennedy-center-name-change\/\">Beatty sues Trump and Grenell over Kennedy Center name change<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4356382\/congressional-report-army-at-fault-potomac-plane-crash\/\">Congressional report finds Army at fault for Potomac plane crash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4355676\/house-oversight-committee-answers-minnesota-somali-fraud-scheme\/\">House Oversight wants answers on Minnesota Somali fraud scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to continue to say that this facility should not be open,&rdquo; she told reporters. &ldquo;When we left out of there, a detainee told us, &lsquo;This is not the America that we dreamed of.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McIver&rsquo;s public appearance outside the detention center comes nearly two weeks after an illegal Haitian immigrant died at Delaney Hall. ICE <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/news\/releases\/criminal-illegal-alien-passes-away-university-hospital-following-medical-emergency#:~:text=NEWARK%2C%20N.J.,12%2C%20from%20suspected%20natural%20causes\">said<\/a> the detainee, identified as 41-year-old Jean Wilson Brutus, died of &ldquo;suspected natural causes&rdquo; on Dec. 12. He was taken into custody the previous day.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers suspect ICE may have played a role in events leading to Brutus&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This tragedy is not an isolated incident, and we have seen neglect, abuse, and cruelty from this administration as they strip people of the rights this country affords everyone, including those in detention,&rdquo; McIver previously said. &ldquo;Delaney Hall must be closed immediately and a full, independent, investigation needs to take place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) made a similar statement, calling out the &ldquo;inhumane conditions&rdquo; and &ldquo;mismanagement&rdquo; at the ICE facility, which, like Mike McIver, called for its closure.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) joined McIver on Tuesday&rsquo;s oversight visit.<\/p>\n<p>ICE is investigating the detainee&rsquo;s death, Menendez said after the lawmakers asked about the matter. He accused the Trump administration of taking &ldquo;advantage of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >broken immigration system &#038;hellip<\/a>; for profit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Clarke called attention to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/immigration\/2025\/12\/20\/ice-detainee-deaths\/\">reports of four deaths<\/a> in ICE facilities over a four-day period this month, casting blame on the Trump administration. She said it&rsquo;s an &ldquo;insult&rdquo; if anyone argues the recent deaths are &ldquo;isolated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin defended ICE&rsquo;s treatment of illegal detainees, saying they have &ldquo;higher standards than most U.S. prisons that hold U.S. citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All detainees are provided with meals certified by dietitians and comprehensive medical care &mdash; often the best healthcare that many aliens have received in their entire lives,&rdquo; she noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4122616\/new-jersey-democrats-ice-detainee-dies-of-suspected-natural-causes\/\">NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS CRY FOUL AFTER ICE DETAINEE DIES OF &lsquo;SUSPECTED NATURAL CAUSES&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McIver has pleaded not guilty to the assault charges, which she alleges were politically motivated. A federal judge <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3885915\/judge-denies-lamonica-mciver-bid-toss-charges-over-immigration-facility-scuffle\/\">denied the defendant&rsquo;s bid<\/a> to dismiss her case last month. Two of the three charges are now set to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>The federal case has yet to go to trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McIver calls to close Newark ICE center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2524480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25317552577084.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[59498,69355,36930,8364,3813],"class_list":["post-2524479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-detention-centers","tag-facility-shutdown","tag-human-rights","tag-ice","tag-immigration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25317552577084.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2524479"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2524483,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524479\/revisions\/2524483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2524480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2524479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2524479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2524479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}