{"ok":true,"report":{"slug":"6us6HNfq","publishedAt":1780162607428,"post":{"text":"Delaney Hall is owned by Democrats in Essex and Union County","uri":"https://www.threads.com/@moosecaffrey/post/DY-J7dZEan7","authorHandle":"moosecaffrey"},"verdict":{"verdict":"False","confidence":95,"summary":"The claim is false. Delaney Hall is a private immigration detention facility owned and operated by The GEO Group, a for-profit corporation, under a federal contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It is not owned by Democrats, nor by Essex or Union County governments.","claims":[{"claim":"Delaney Hall is owned by Democrats in Essex and Union County","assessment":"False. Multiple sources, including the facility's operator and news reports, confirm that Delaney Hall is owned and operated by The GEO Group, a private for-profit prison company, under contract with ICE. It is located in Newark (Essex County), but neither the county governments nor any political party owns the facility."}],"caveats":"None. The ownership of Delaney Hall by The GEO Group is well-documented and publicly verifiable.","sources":[{"title":"Delaney Hall - Wikipedia","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaney_Hall"},{"title":"Tensions rise at Delaney Hall ICE facility in N.J. - WHYY","url":"https://whyy.org/articles/delaney-hall-ice-facility-tensions"},{"title":"Delaney Hall - GEO Group","url":"https://www.geogroup.com/facilities/delaney-hall"},{"title":"ACLU-NJ Statement on ICE Contracting Delaney Hall for Immigration Detention","url":"https://www.aclu-nj.org/press-releases/aclu-nj-statement-ice-contracting-delaney-hall-immigration-detention"}]},"communityNote":"False. Delaney Hall is a private immigration detention center owned and operated by The GEO Group, a for-profit corporation, under a federal contract with ICE. It is not owned by local governments or any political party.","sourceUrl":"https://www.geogroup.com/facilities/delaney-hall"}}