[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5325 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5325

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to cease all immigration 
 detention operations at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, 
                  New Jersey, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 6, 2026

  Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to cease all immigration 
 detention operations at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, 
                  New Jersey, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Delaney Hall Closure Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Homeland Security.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.

SEC. 3. CLOSURE OF DELANEY HALL DETENTION CENTER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary--
            (1) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, shall cease all immigration detention operations 
        at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey; and
            (2) shall not enter into any contract or agreement to 
        operate the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New 
        Jersey, as a facility to detain aliens in the custody of the 
        Secretary.
    (b) Termination for Convenience.--
            (1) In general.--In the Government's interest, the 
        Secretary shall terminate any contract for the operation of the 
        Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey.
            (2) Liability.--The Department shall be liable only for 
        payment under the payment provisions of a contract described in 
        paragraph (1) for services rendered before the date on which 
        the termination of such contract becomes effective.
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