Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving to detain illegal immigrants as the Trump administration seeks to expand arrests and deportation operations across the United States.
ICE has announced the “immediate reopening” of its Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey. The agency said it had reached an agreement with the facility owner to reestablish a processing and detention centre that could accommodate up to 1,000 beds.
“The detention centre was the first to open under the new administration,” Ice Director Caleb Vitello said in a statement.
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Federal law enforcement officials from Ice will take Jorge Carvajal Castrellon, 36, who was taken into custody in Houston, Texas on January 28th.
“Locations near the international airport will help streamline logistics and facilitate timely processing of individuals in custody.
The agency said the facility will expand capacity in the Northeast and increase the capacity of the agency to manage “growth” enforcement and removal operations in the region.
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This image shows the facilities at Delaney Hall. (statecourt.org)
That comes after internal ice arrests surge in comparison to numbers from the Biden era as they seek to launch a “historic” deportation campaign promised by the Trump campaign.
Fox reported this month that Department of Homeland Security data showed 11,791 internal ice outages between January 20th and February 8th, compared to 4,969 in the same period in 2024. This is a 137% increase.
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US President Donald Trump will speak at the Cabinet meeting at the White House held in Washington, DC on February 26, 2025 (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
DHS secretary Kristi Noem has since said that more than 20,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested in a month under the new administration.
The administration has sought to unleash ice agents by removing restrictions imposed on them by the Biden administration and ending temporary protected positions of some nationalities.
It was also off limits for the use of rapid removal, and ICE checked the parole status of migrants brought via humanitarian parole and opened it up for deportation.
The administration has agreed with other countries to either regain illegal immigration or to strengthen its border security efforts.
Fox News Digital reported earlier this month that ICE had less than 42,000 beds available, exceeding capacity under the current administration.
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The Trump administration is working hard to get more beds and detention space, but sources told Fox News Digital it usually takes about 30 days for contractors to provide it, due to the time it takes to identify buildings, hire people and implement background checks and related requirements.
Adam Shaw is a political reporter for Fox News Digital, covering mainly immigration and border security.
He can be contacted at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.
