Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-NJ-11)

"These individuals have built lives, purchased homes, and contributed to our economy, yet they are barred from seeking permanent status under current immigration law. Approximately 20% of the essential workforce in key sectors relies on TPS holders, making this extension an economic imperative as well as a moral one."

Rep. Pete Aguilar, Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Rep. Don Beyer, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Rep. Shontel Brown, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. Troy Carter, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Herb Conaway, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Rep. Chuy Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Rep. Al Green, Rep. Adelita Grijalva, Rep. Glenn Ivey, Rep. Jonathan Jackson, Rep. Sara Jacobs, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Julie Johnson, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. John B. Larson, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Analilia Mejia, Rep. Christian Menefee, Sen. Bob Menendez, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Grace Meng, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Rep. Gwen Moore, Rep. Seth Moulton, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Rep. Richard Neal, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Brittany Pettersen, Rep. Chellie Pingree, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Luz Rivas, Rep. Deborah Ross, Rep. Pat Ryan, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Rep. Bobby Scott, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Darren Soto, Rep. Greg Stanton, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Rep. Shri Thanedar, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Lori Trahan, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Frederica Wilson

“We write to object to your new policy memorandum regarding adjustment of status. Adjustment of status is the statutory process by which immigrants may apply for lawful permanent residence, often called a ‘green card,’ from within the United States,” wrote the lawmakers. “On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum (PM-602-0199) with guidance claiming that adjustment of status is an ‘extraordinary form of relief.’ Without any basis in the law and in a departure from decades of precedent, this guidance creates a policy preference for consular processing abroad over adjustment of status in the United States, requiring applicants to meet new, undefined discretionary criteria to be processed domestically. We urge you to reverse this new policy and restore adjudications of adjustment of status applications in a manner consistent with the law, longstanding practice, and congressional intent.”

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Joyce Beatty, Sen. Michael Bennet, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. Andre Carson, Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Gil Cisneros, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Steve Cohen, Sen. Chris Coons, Rep. Lou Correa, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep. Debbie Dingell, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Sen. John Fetterman, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, Rep. Maxwell Frost, Sen. Ruben Gallego, Rep. John Garamendi, Rep. Chuy Garcia, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Adelita Grijalva, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, Rep. Val Hoyle, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Julie Johnson, Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Tim Kennedy, Rep. Ro Khanna, Sen. Angus King, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Rep. Doris Matsui, Rep. April McClain-Delaney, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Analilia Mejia, Rep. Christian Menefee, Rep. Grace Meng, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Rep. Dave Min, Rep. Seth Moulton, Sen. Patty Murray, Rep. Jerry Nadler, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Brittany Pettersen, Rep. Chellie Pingree, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Mike Quigley, Rep. Delia Ramirez, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Rep. Deborah Ross, Rep. Andrea Salinas, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Sen. Brian Schatz, Sen. Adam Schiff, Rep. Hillary Scholten, Rep. Brad Sherman, Rep. Lateefah Simon, Rep. Adam Smith, Sen. Tina Smith, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Rep. Greg Stanton, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Rep. Mark Takano, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Rep. Derek Tran, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Marc Veasey, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. James Walkinshaw, Sen. Raphael Warnock, Sen. Peter Welch, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rep. Frederica Wilson, Sen. Ron Wyden

"Ultimately, Delaney Hall must be shut down. We must continue to fight the abuses being carried out by ICE and DHS and hold the Trump Administration accountable."

Rep. Analilia Mejia, Rep. Frank Pallone

"We have seen first-hand what’s happening inside Delaney Hall: law-abiding immigrants, including, mothers and fathers of US citizens, pastors, and pregnant women, being denied health care, food and due process. This is an absolute abomination. We are proud to see so many New Jerseyans show up for their neighbors and friends to express their outrage. We will continue to support them as we raise our voices - together. 

"As Members of the New Jersey delegation, we will continue to hold the Trump Administration accountable for their unlawful cruelty and we won’t rest until Delaney Hall is closed for good.”

Rep. Herb Conaway, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Analilia Mejia, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Donald Norcross, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman

“As Members of Congress, we have had the unique opportunity to enter the facility and hear directly from the detainees about the poor conditions at Delaney Hall; the problems are deep, serious, and systemic…While we do not believe Delaney Hall should continue to operate and is unfit to house detainees, as an immediate step, we urge you to require GEO Group to operate the facility in a manner consistent with current law and the U.S. Constitution or to take immediate steps to close the facility,” wrote the Members.

Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Herb Conaway, Sen. Andy Kim, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Analilia Mejia, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Donald Norcross, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman

“Until the abuses end and they abolish ICE, I’m going to continue to show up here and do my job,” said McIver. “In an act of real bravery and obvious desperation, detainees wrote a letter about the conditions that they are facing here at Delaney Hall. Not enough food, no medical care, and conditions they call torture—conditions any of us would recognize as torture. After coming out of the facility, I can tell you that everything in the letter is 100% correct. ICE and DHS will lie and lie because the only thing that they care about is getting caught—which is why we do these unannounced oversight visits.”

“What we said over a year ago at Delaney Hall was that no one is safe in Trump’s America,” said Menendez. “We see that with every single visit when we see pastors, mothers, and disabled individuals being held here instead of the criminals the Trump Administration claimed it was targeting. All while ICE continues to try to break these people and steal their humanity. We won’t let them do this in the dark, and we will continue to shine light onto what is going on behind closed doors until we shut this facility down.”

“I just visited Delaney Hall, and my worst fears are confirmed,” said Mejia. “A year ago, I was an advocate, standing outside watching Mayor Ras Baraka get arrested and three Members of Congress get manhandled. And today, I visited Delaney Hall with two of my congressional colleagues who were there that day, and the injustice and suffering are visible in plain sight. I may never forget the faces of those detainees begging for help. These people deserve the fullness of our Constitution and laws. My father used to say it’s only by the grace of God that we walk. Today, I saw the path some of these immigrant detainees walk, and we must do better. These immigrants deserve humanity, and we must fight for justice. It’s time to rein in on ICE.”

Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Analilia Mejia, Rep. Rob Menendez

“Every single visit I make to Delaney Hall and Elizabeth Detention Center is more heartbreaking than the last, and the idea of recreating the dehumanizing and cruel treatment that our neighbors face there on an even larger scale in Roxbury is completely wrong,” said Congressman Menendez. “I am leading my Democratic colleagues in calling on Secretary Mullin to heed the calls of our delegation and local communities, including Roxbury’s Republican leaders, and abandon DHS’s immigration detention warehouse plans in New Jersey.”

“The people of New Jersey, local officials, and Members of Congress have made our position clear. Moving forward with the Roxbury facility despite these clear adverse consequences would represent an unacceptable failure of leadership and a continuation of policies that have already caused lasting harm in our districts. Accordingly, we urge you to permanently abandon all plans to convert the Roxbury warehouse into an ICE facility and halt any further efforts to expand immigration detention in New Jersey. We also request a full accounting of all site selection, acquisition, and planning activities related to detention facilities in New Jersey,” the delegation concluded.

Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Herb Conaway, Sen. Andy Kim, Rep. LaMonica McIver, Rep. Analilia Mejia, Rep. Rob Menendez, Rep. Donald Norcross, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Nellie Pou, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman