Call for the closure of all private detention facilities.

Kim has visited both to provide oversight, called for the closure of all private detention facilities, and joined a letter New Jersey’s congressional Democrats sent to Trump last month opposing the use of warehouses for immigrant detention.

Kim has publicly advocated for closing all private detention facilities.

Sen. Andy Kim proposes cutting public funding to stop migrant jails and abuses • New Jersey Monitor
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U.S. Sen. Andy Kim grilled a fellow senator and nominee to be the next Department of Homeland Security secretary Wednesday about a warehouse the department purchased in Roxbury to house immigrant detainees. Kim, a Democrat, asked Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, during Mullin’s confirmation hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs whether it is fair for the department to open 'large-scale detention facilities' without local input. Roxbury officials have opposed the warehouse purchase and said they were not consulted about it.

Senator Andy Kim questioned DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin about the establishment of a large-scale immigrant detention facility in Roxbury without local consultation.

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Sen. Andy Kim questions nominee about proposed Roxbury ICE facility
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Senator Andy Kim joined his fellow Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee in demanding answers over reports that former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisor Corey Lewandowski solicited personal payments from companies in exchange for government contracts. In a series of letters sent to DHS and contractors GEO Group and Salus Worldwide Solutions, the senators raised concerns that Lewandowski’s alleged conduct may violate federal bribery and ethics laws.

Senator Andy Kim co-signed letters demanding investigations into alleged unethical practices involving private detention facility contracts.

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Kim Joins Homeland Security Committee Democrats in Demanding Answers on Corey Lewandowski’s Alleged 'Pay-to-Play' Scheme at DHS
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On June 4, 2026, the Senate rejected the motion to waive budgetary discipline for Kim Amendment No. 5545, which would have provided appropriations for inspections of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility.

A Senate procedural vote to advance Kim's Delaney Hall inspection amendment failed, showing continued effort but no closure of private detention facilities.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session
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The vote concerned Kim Amendment No. 5545 to fund inspections of Delaney Hall; the motion was rejected 46-53, and Kim voted yea.

Kim advanced a concrete oversight amendment for Delaney Hall, a private ICE detention facility, but the Senate motion failed and did not close private detention facilities.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 2nd Session
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Kim joined committee Democrats seeking answers about alleged pay-to-play involving GEO Group, described as a major private prison company running DHS detention facilities.

The official release shows Kim pursued oversight of private detention contracting, but it was investigatory and did not close all private detention facilities.

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Kim Joins Homeland Security Committee Democrats in Demanding Answers on Corey Lewandowski’s Alleged 'Pay-to-Play' Scheme at DHS
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AP reported Delaney Hall opened May 1 as a 1,000-bed facility operated by a private prison company after ICE and GEO Group reached a $1 billion, 15-year deal.

A private immigration detention facility opened during Kim’s Senate term, directly showing the promised nationwide closure had not occurred.

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What to know about the newly opened immigration detention center in New Jersey's biggest city
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The Guardian reported Kim visited Delaney Hall, tried to de-escalate outside, was pepper-sprayed, and said the way to fix the facility was to shut it down.

Kim publicly called for shutting down Delaney Hall and engaged in on-site oversight, but this did not amount to closure of all private detention facilities.

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US senator says he was pepper-sprayed by federal agents during protest at ICE facility
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The Guardian reported Delaney Hall remained an ICE jail operated by GEO Group under a $1 billion, 15-year contract, with families and detainees alleging continuing problems.

After Kim’s shutdown call and oversight efforts, Delaney Hall was still operating as a private ICE detention facility, supporting a non-delivery finding.

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‘It’s like they’re kidnapped there’: families tell of distress over ‘inhumane’ ICE jail
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Executive Order 14148 lists EO 14006, the prior order restricting DOJ private criminal detention contracts, among revoked executive actions.

Federal executive policy moved away from even the narrower DOJ private-prison restriction during Kim’s Senate term; no federal action closed all private detention facilities.

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Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions
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