<p>As Democratic lawmakers and activists claim detainees at ICE&#8217;s Delaney Hall are engaged in a hunger strike, a different story is playing out inside the facility.</p>
<p>While detainees <span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">at the Newark, New Jersey, detention center <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-hunger-striking-ice-detainees-are-secretly-pounding-doritos-and-honey-buns?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+%E2%80%98Hunger+Striking%E2%80%99+ICE+Detainees+Are+Secretly+Pounding+Doritos+And+Honey+Buns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are opting not to eat</a> their regular meals, they&#8217;re going to the commissary to buy candy bars instead, a source familiar with the situation said recently</span>. New data obtained by The Daily Wire shows that commissary sales at Delaney Hall surged 161%, rising from $11,498 on May 26 to $30,013 on June 1. While snack sales jumped, the detainee population fell from 724 to 621 during that same time period.</p>
<p>The so-called hunger strike stems from allegations of poor conditions inside the facility, where Democratic lawmakers like Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) have claimed that there are worms in the food.</p>
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<p>President Donald Trump&#8217;s border czar, Tom Homan, said Monday that he personally visited the facility and ate the same food being served to detainees, which he said he enjoyed.</p>
<p>&#8220;I even made a surprise visit this weekend and walked into the cafeteria and ate the same meal that the detainees around me were eating, and I made sure my tray equaled their tray. I had spaghetti and meat sauce, I had green beans, I had bread and rolls, I had drinks, I had dessert. The food was good, it&#8217;s all a false premise. There was never a hunger strike,&#8221; Homan said.</p>
<p>&#8220;They may not be eating in the cafeteria, but what I found out they&#8217;re ordering food from the commissary and eating it in their cells,&#8221; he added.</p>
<p>The Department of Homeland Security has also repeatedly hit back at the allegations, saying &#8220;all detainees are provided with proper meals, quality water, blankets, medical treatment, and have opportunities to communicate with their family members and lawyers.&#8221;</p>
<p>Former ICE New York Field Office Deputy Director Scott Mechkowski recently told The Daily Wire that so-called hunger strikes where detainees are loading up on commissary snacks are all too common in immigration detention.</p>
<p>“I’ve seen real hunger strikes during my time as an ICE official, managing detention facilities. What’s happening at Delaney Hall is not a hunger strike,” Mechkowski said.</p>
<p>“When detainees are buying up Honey Buns and Snickers bars, and those with money are helping others get snacks, that’s not a hunger strike, it’s just a publicity stunt,” he added.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Newark Democratic Mayor Ras Baraka announced Tuesday that he was expanding an existing lawsuit against Delaney Hall operator GEO Group. The state later announced a separate lawsuit against the private prison company, accusing it of refusing to allow state health inspectors inside.</p>
<p>Protesters have clashed with authorities for days outside the facility, leading to dozens of arrests.</p>
<p>New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill held back state police from responding to the melee until nearly a week after the protests began. On Monday, Baraka instituted a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.</p>

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