Delaney Hall Closure Act

S. 5325, the Delaney Hall Closure Act, would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to stop all immigration detention operations at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey, within 90 days of the bill becoming law. It would also bar the Department of Homeland Security from entering into any future contract or agreement to operate that facility for detaining aliens, and it directs the Secretary to terminate, for the government's convenience, any existing contract for running the facility. Under the bill, the Department would remain liable only for payment for services already rendered before a contract's termination takes effect.

The bill directly affects the Department of Homeland Security, the private or government contractor currently operating Delaney Hall, and individuals held there in immigration detention, who would need to be transferred or released as operations wind down. It would not affect immigration detention at other facilities.

The bill was introduced in the Senate on August 6, 2026, by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), with Senator Andy Kim as a cosponsor. It has been read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, where it would need to be considered before any further action, such as a committee vote or floor consideration, could occur.

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