House panel clashes over Delaney Hall conditions amid accounts of detainee mistreatment

In brief

A House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Wednesday revealed deep disagreements among lawmakers over the treatment of detainees at the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center.

Democrats at the hearing cited reports of poor sanitation, inadequate medical care, and deaths occurring while individuals were in ICE custody. In contrast, Republican members rejected these allegations of abuse.