DHS Chief Mullin Crushes New Jersey Gov's Hot Take on Newark ICE Facility

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Anti-ICE radicals have been creating chaos at the Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, for more than two weeks. 

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill helped to whip up the situation when she showed up at one of the protests in May and tried to get into the facility. But she doesn't have any federal oversight rights. Members of Congress, who do have an oversight right, have been allowed in. 

Sherill was later allowed, but still threw a fit. 

After being denied access for weeks, I was finally allowed into Delaney Hall – but what I received was a closely controlled and limited tour of the facility. That is unacceptable. 

I was not allowed to meet or speak directly with the detainees, which continues to raise serious questions about the real conditions of the facility and the treatment of those held there. I will continue to push to speak with the detainees directly. They deserve to be heard and the public deserves answers.

She said she would continue to advocate for the facility's closure.

That's when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) head Markwayne Mullin replied and just crushed her hot take, turning the tables on her claims. 

I’m not surprised you would say something like this, @GovSherrillNJ

On June 8th, I personally granted you access to the facility as an act of good faith— despite you having exactly ZERO federal oversight authority. Of course, you’re still trying to turn Delaney Hall into a political football for the radical left. 

You were told BEFORE you went in you would not have the ability to speak to detainees. This is a federal facility, Governor. You are NOT federally elected. 

I suggest you and your health inspectors spend more time at your New Jersey state detention facilities. Delaney Hall has 2x more medical personnel per detainee than NJ state prison, and at least 2x as much square footage. Detainees are also 2x more likely to die in NJ state custody.

Mullin continued, telling Sherrill she should focus on her own backyard and constituents. 

Governor Sherrill won’t tell you: New Jersey state prisons face systemic health code violations. Over 8,000 grievances are filed annually by inmates.  

Northern State Prison: untreated flooding, sewage and wastewater sewage, and lack of temperature control.  

Garden State Youth Correctional Facility: received citations for filthy conditions with standing water and rodent infestations. 

New Jersey State Prison: contaminated site surrounded by six other toxic sites within half a mile.  Sick call requests also face major delayed response times in NJ state prisons.  

I’d encourage @GovSherrillNJ to focus on her own backyard, and put the safety of her own constituents above illegal aliens.

Boom, game, set, and match to Mullin. Where is Sherill, looking into the situation in her own state, for her own citizens? 

As we've noted, Border Czar Tom Homan and Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) both visited and said things were in good condition. Homan said he sat and ate with the detainees. 

On top of that, there's a new report that on May 28, state health inspectors inspected the facility’s kitchens and food storage areas and found the food service areas to be “satisfactory." 

So Democrats like Sherrill can keep trying, but it's not flying.