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Delaney Hall snack purchases cast doubt on hunger strike reports, DHS says
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EXCLUSIVE: Revenue figures from the Delaney Hall ICE detention center’s commissary may undercut Democrats’ claims that a reported «hunger strike» is rippling through the Newark facility, as commissary spending surged during the reported strike period.
A slew of Democrats have toured the facility and reported allegedly dire conditions and rotten food, but a source familiar with Delaney Hall’s operations disputed their claims.
The source said Delaney Hall’s commissary — where inmates can purchase snacks and sundries — saw its revenue triple during the time period characterized by a hunger strike.
When asked about the claim, the Department of Homeland Security backed it up and shared revenue data with Fox News Digital that supported the argument that detainees continued purchasing substantial amounts of food from the commissary during the reported hunger strike period.
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Protestors, politicians and ICE agents gather outside Delaney Hall, an immigration facility in Newark, N.J., on May 27, 2026. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
Regional news outlets like Gothamist reported that men housed at Delaney Hall had begun a hunger and labor strike around May 23.
Soon after, Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., went to the center, echoed those reports and was later caught in pepper-spray crossfire when outside agitators sparred with ICE agents guarding the entrance.
Other lawmakers like Reps. Robert Menendez Jr. and Bonnie Watson-Coleman, D-N.J., made similar assertions.
On Thursday, a DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital the claims have been a «hoax» and provided data that lined up with what the source familiar had said.
On May 26, Delaney Hall housed 724 individuals and its commissary took in $11,498 in revenue for the prior week.
As the hunger strike period progressed, that number shot up week over week.
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On June 1, the population inside had decreased to 621, but the commissary recorded weekly sales topping $30,000.
Despite a 14% drop in detainee population, commissary revenue nearly tripled, and DHS officials suggested that detainees involved in the «strike» were instead eschewing their scheduled meals in exchange for snacks.
«The hunger strike hoax was actually just Delaney Hall detainees trading nutritious meals for Honey Buns and Hot Cheetos,» Deputy Press Secretary Lauren Bis said.
«It’s time for sanctuary politicians to drop the political theater and work with us to get criminal illegal aliens out of our communities.»
Bis was backed up by her boss, Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who testified before Congress that much of the dispute stemmed from inmates balking at Americanized fare that did not match foods from their home countries.
Mullin quipped that Delaney Hall is not intended to be a «Holiday Inn.»
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A commissary menu provided by DHS showed scores of items inmates are able to purchase, including lotions, birthday cards, Cheetos, summer sausage and Hawaiian Punch.
Characterizations of the facility’s conditions were also less pointed this week after Rep. Herb Conaway Jr., D-N.J., discussed his Wednesday tour with neighboring Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J.
Conaway, who represents Kim’s former Burlington County district, said in a statement he was «horrified and outraged» by reports of inhumane conditions and alleged lack of due process.
Protestors, politicians and ICE agents gathered outside Delaney Hall, an immigration facility in Newark, N.J., on May 27, 2026. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
Conaway — who is a physician — said he and Norcross toured the mess hall and infirmary, and while he demanded ICE shut the facility down until Trenton officials can conduct a formal inspection and review, he did not witness «major concerns» during the visit.
«I had the opportunity, along with Congressman Norcross, to meet with about 20 women. Some have been here for over a year. Others have been a certain several months. Many of them had concerns, a lot of concerns. Some regarding their health. Most had family members, children; loved ones outside of this facility and certainly they miss them very deeply and want to get back to their lives,» Conaway said in a separate recorded statement outside the gate.
«It’s critical that the appropriate state authorities get into this building and get into this right away, do their job, and then let the public understand what’s going on. I think that’ll be better for everybody if that’s done.»
Last week, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., joined other lawmakers on a separate tour and offered a different assessment:
Nadler began speaking out against conditions at the center before he even reached the microphone, alleging the «food is very sparse» and that inmates eat only at 4 a.m., noon and 4 p.m.
ICE agents aside from New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital; Governor Mikie Sherrill)
«And very often, they eat maggots in the food,» he said, making an allegation denied by DHS officials.
He also claimed medical services were limited and that inmates were waiting a long time for treatment, an allegation protesters also shouted at ICE agents later in the day.
However, ambulances from a local Newark hospital regularly arrived throughout the day on Wednesday and Thursday, appearing to contradict claims that detainees were not receiving treatment.
With lawmakers like Nadler alleging sparse food and unsanitary conditions, DHS officials argued that the commissary figures undercut claims that detainees were broadly refusing food during the reported hunger strike.
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La violencia continúa golpeando a las escuelas panameñas en un año marcado por agresiones, ataques con armas blancas y episodios con disparos protagonizados por menores de edad.
El caso más reciente ocurrió en el Instituto José Dolores Moscote, donde un estudiante de décimo grado fue retenido después de que personal de disciplina encontrara un arma de fuego entre sus pertenencias durante una requisa sorpresa.
El hallazgo, ocurrido durante el turno matutino, obligó a activar inmediatamente los protocolos de seguridad y provocó la suspensión de las clases durante el resto de la jornada, tanto en el turno de la mañana como en el vespertino.
Unidades de la Policía de Niñez y Adolescencia trasladaron al menor a la Fiscalía, donde se abrió una investigación para determinar la procedencia del arma y cómo logró introducirla al centro educativo.
El adolescente cursa décimo grado del Bachillerato en Turismo. La directora del plantel, Saby Ortíz, explicó que la inspección forma parte de las requisas sorpresa que realiza periódicamente el personal de disciplina como medida preventiva.
Una vez localizada el arma, las autoridades escolares dieron aviso inmediatamente a la Policía de Niñez y Adolescencia.
Ortíz precisó que se trató de un solo estudiante y que durante la inspección únicamente fue decomisada un arma de fuego. También desmintió versiones difundidas en redes sociales que hablaban de otros alumnos involucrados y del supuesto hallazgo de drogas.
La directora aseguró que no fueron encontradas sustancias ilícitas dentro del colegio durante el procedimiento.
Hasta el momento, no se ha informado públicamente qué tipo de arma portaba el estudiante, si estaba cargada ni cómo llegó a sus manos. Los docentes que participaron en la requisa acudieron a la Fiscalía para rendir declaración, mientras las autoridades continúan las diligencias para esclarecer las circunstancias del incidente.
Al colegio también acudieron agentes del Grupo Lince. El Instituto José Dolores Moscote, ubicado en Parque Lefevre, cuenta con una matrícula de 3.285 estudiantes distribuidos entre los turnos matutino y vespertino, por lo que las autoridades educativas buscan reforzar los controles de seguridad ante la dimensión de su población estudiantil.
La Comisión de Disciplina evaluará nuevas estrategias preventivas y la dirección reiteró al Ministerio de Educación (Meduca) la necesidad de instalar cámaras de videovigilancia dentro del plantel.
La directora regional de Panamá Centro, Mireya Pino, consideró que las requisas preventivas deberían realizarse en todos los centros educativos ante los incidentes registrados recientemente.
El hallazgo del arma ocurre después de varios episodios graves de violencia registrados durante este año en escuelas panameñas. Uno de los más recientes ocurrió en el Centro Educativo José María Barranco, en La Chorrera, donde tres estudiantes fueron expulsadas por una golpiza contra una adolescente de 15 años ocurrida el 25 de junio.
La víctima recibió golpes en el cuello, la cabeza y el pecho y permaneció aproximadamente un mes hospitalizada en el Nicolás A. Solano.
Sus familiares denunciaron el caso ante la Fiscalía y el Meduca inició gestiones para trasladarla, junto con su hermana, a otro plantel donde puedan continuar sus estudios en condiciones de seguridad.
Colón también ha registrado varios episodios. Dos adolescentes de 15 y 16 años fueron enviados a detención provisional en junio por ataques con arma blanca ocurridos con apenas tres días de diferencia.
El primero se registró el 16 de junio y el segundo el día 19. Ambos fueron imputados por tentativa de homicidio.
Posteriormente, otro estudiante resultó herido con un objeto punzocortante dentro del colegio José Guardia Vega. Meses antes, el 4 de marzo, un adolescente de 16 años presuntamente realizó múltiples disparos contra un menor de 14 años en los alrededores de un centro educativo de Puerto Escondido, quien tuvo que ser hospitalizado.
Otro episodio ocurrió el 27 de abril cerca de una escuela pública de Las Trancas, en San Miguelito, cuando un adolescente de 16 años realizó varios disparos y causó heridas a un conductor y a un estudiante. El menor también disparó contra agentes de la Policía antes de ser capturado, según las autoridades.
Los incidentes coinciden con un aumento de los procesos relacionados con adolescentes. Entre enero y mayo de 2026, las Fiscalías Superiores de Adolescentes recibieron 1.998 denuncias por delitos presuntamente cometidos por menores, un incremento del 21% respecto del mismo periodo de 2025. Los delitos contra la vida y la integridad personal aumentaron todavía más: 40,9% en ese periodo.
Ante este escenario, el Meduca ha insistido en reforzar la vigilancia, los gabinetes psicopedagógicos y la participación de los padres en la prevención de conductas violentas.
El hallazgo en el José Dolores Moscote vuelve a poner el problema en primer plano y abre ahora otra interrogante: cómo un estudiante logró ingresar armado a uno de los planteles públicos con mayor matrícula de la capital panameña.
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Counterterrorism expert warns Abdul El-Sayed Senate bid raises homeland security concerns
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A Senate counterterrorism expert testified that Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s candidacy raises homeland security concerns because of family ties to Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups and connections to a Midwest voter-engagement organization the expert said is tied to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
During a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Muslim Brotherhood threats in the U.S. that was boycotted by all Democrats assigned to the panel, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asked Center for Security Policy counterterrorism analyst Kyle Shideler if El-Sayed’s bid raised such concerns.
«Yessir, it does,» Shideler told Cruz, explaining that El-Sayed’s father-in-law allegedly has connections to Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups.
«This includes being the president at one time of CAIR-Michigan,» Shideler said of nephrologist Jukaku Tayeb. «Also his presence on the Islamic Society of North America Founders Committee, which is only for those most exclusively devoted to ISNA and provide significant amounts of funding.»
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Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks during a primary election night event Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
«There are other known [Muslim B]rotherhood members on that committee. I would also look at El-Sayed’s ties to a group called Emgage, which purports to be a Muslim sort of get out the vote or candidate recruitment organization, but it has close ties to CAIR,» Shideler testified.
The official bio for Emgage founding member and attorney Khurrum Wahid said the group «works to empower emerging majority communities, with a focus on Muslim Americans, to participate more in public and community and public service.»
«[Emgage] was created by a former CAIR member who at one time was on a terror watchlist, and was also a consultant to convicted terrorist Sami al-Arian,» Shideler said.
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In 2012, a Times of Israel article criticized Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Fla., for speaking at a fundraiser hosted by Wahid, whom it described as «currently listed on the federal terror watch list» and a legal defender of terrorism suspects.
In 2006, Al-Arian, a former University of South Florida professor who was born in Kuwait, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to provide services to federally designated terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
Fox News Digital reached out to Wahid’s law firm and to El-Sayed’s campaign for comment.
During the hearing, Cruz also pressed Shideler about the «Red-Green Alliance,» and the prevalence of geopolitical ties between Radical Islam and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
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«Does the Muslim Brotherhood also partner with political groups such as the Democratic Socialists of America?» Cruz asked.
«Yessir, they do,» Shideler testified.
When Cruz said the Red-Green Alliance shares hatred of Western civilization, democracy and capitalism, Shideler said he should go farther:
«It’s also united around a revolutionary objective advocating for the overthrow of the U.S. Constitution.»
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Shideler also affirmed that the Muslim Brotherhood has active chapters or cells within the U.S.
El-Sayed has been criticized for ties to radical voices like far-left streamer Hasan Piker — who said the U.S. deserved the September 11, 2001, terror attacks — and notably declined to comment on the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei because of neighbors in heavily Muslim Dearborn who were in mourning.
A Fox News Digital review found that El-Sayed, who has made getting «money out of politics» a central campaign rallying cry, has accepted donations from at least 41 individuals including Tayeb who have been tied to CAIR in one form or another.
Fox News’ Andrew Mark Miller and Kiera McDonald contributed to this report.
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