Hunger strike at Delaney Hall Detention Facility/2026-05-24
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2026-05-24 (Sunday) — organizer transferred, first major clash
- ICE removes strike organizer Martín Soto Hernandez; protesters form a human chain and block a transport van.
- Masked agents fire tear gas and shove protesters to the ground.
- DHS confirms transferring Soto Hernandez to the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility, says it "dispersed approximately 70 agitators," removed barricades, and suspends visitation at Delaney Hall.
- Sources: ABC7 NY; NBC New York; THE CITY.