On Thursday, April 2, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressman Rob Menendez will visit the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey, to conduct congressional oversight and assess the welfare and due process of Pastor Yeison Cortes Vazquez.
Conduct congressional oversight of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility and assess the welfare and due process of detainees.
Occurrences
On Thursday, April 2, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) , Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) will visit the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey, to conduct congressional oversight and assess the welfare and due process of Pastor Yeison Cortes Vazquez.
released a national 10-point plan to restore congressional oversight of immigration enforcement and overhaul ICE to ensure accountability and promote public safety
I introduced the ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act, which would ensure that agents and officers of ICE and CBP wear body cameras when such officers are engaged in official operations.
I introduced the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (H.R. 1815), which would prohibit immigration enforcement, including arrests, interviews, searches, and surveillance in "sensitive locations," such as schools, funeral homes, courthouses, hospitals, etc.
I introduced the This Land Is Our Land Act to prohibit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or U.S. Department of Defense from constructing any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior.
The REUNITE Act ... would require the immediate reunification of children who were separated from their parent or legal guardian as a result of the administration's "zero tolerance" policy.
The ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol officers to wear body cameras and would make footage available for any legal proceedings.
The Safeguarding Sanctuary Cities Act: Ensure that any State or local authority cannot lose Federal financial assistance if it limits or restricts compliance with an immigration detainer request.
The DIRe Legal Aid Act: Provide funding to ensure that vulnerable individuals can receive the assistance they need from immigration legal experts.
Build Bridges Not Walls: Would prohibit the implementation of President Trump's Executive Order to build a wall on our U.S.-Mexico border.
Protect Sanctuary Cities Act: This bill would declare Donald Trump's executive restrictions on sanctuary cities null and void. It would prohibit funds from being used to enforce these provisions.
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act , will prohibit immigration enforcement in certain "sensitive locations" such as courthouses, schools, community centers and houses of worship
Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant Toddler and Other Children Expeditiously (REUNITE) Act , would require the immediate reunification of children who were separated from their parent or legal guardian
This morning, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), and Dan Goldman were denied entry to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) Brooklyn during an oversight visit.
I won’t tolerate this lack of transparency, especially when the lives of immigrant detainees are at stake.
This contract must be terminated now.
The No Secret Police Act would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require law enforcement officers and agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to clearly display identification and insignia when detaining or arresting individuals.
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
We will continue to demand clear answers about what is happening inside this facility, including the deaths of individuals held at Delaney, what DHS is doing to address these conditions, and why people in federal custody have been forced to endure them in the first place.
Evidence
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WASHINGTON, DC -- On Thursday, April 2, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) will visit the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey, to conduct congressional oversight and assess the welfare and due process of Pastor Yeison Cortes Vazquez.
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NEWARK, NJ - Today Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Rob Menendez (NJ-08), CHC Vice Chair of Policy, gained access to Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey to conduct a welfare check on Pastor Yeison Cortes Vazquez, a faith and community leader detained at the facility by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Today Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Rob Menendez (NJ-08), CHC Vice Chair of Policy, gained access to Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey to conduct a welfare check on Pastor Yeison Cortes Vazquez, a faith and community leader detained at the facility by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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The Delaney Hall Detention Facility (DHDF) has ICE Talton Tablets. ... If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call (973) 474-2200 between the hours of 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus release states that CHC Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat gained access to Delaney Hall in Newark and conducted an oversight visit. After the visit, Espaillat described conditions including an active hunger strike, intimidation and retaliation, bad food, poor medical services, and overcrowding.
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The CHC item quotes Espaillat saying, "Just yesterday, I conducted an oversight visit at the facility," and seeking clarification and investigation into alleged chemical agents, injuries to detained individuals, and inadequate medical response.
Assessments
Espaillat personally conducted congressional oversight visits at Delaney Hall during his current House term, including welfare and due-process checks tied to detained individuals. Later CHC releases report that he assessed detainee conditions, medical care, alleged retaliation, overcrowding, hunger strike conditions, and alleged chemical-agent use. This satisfies the promised oversight and welfare/due-process assessment in the same federal term.
Evidence shows Espaillat, acting as chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, announced and then carried out congressional oversight at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility. On April 2, 2026, he and Rep. Rob Menendez gained access to the facility and conducted a welfare check on a detainee, explicitly assessing welfare and due process. A later April 28, 2026 visit confirms the oversight continued rather than remaining only a planned action. Because the promise was to conduct oversight and assess detainee welfare/due process—not necessarily to achieve a separate policy change—the documented visit and welfare checks satisfy the promised action during his current term.