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N.J. priest who ministered to detainees at ICE’s Delaney Hall drowns in El Salvador
N.J. priest who ministered to detainees at ICE’s Delaney Hall drowns in El SalvadorSeptember 10, 2026
Fr. Alex Gaitan, a priest based at St. Joseph's Roman Church in Jersey City who ministered to immigrants including detainees at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, died over the weekend in El Salvador, according to the Archdiocese of Newark.The Rev. Will Henkel
N.J. priest who ministered to detainees at ICE’s Delaney Hall drowns in El Salvador
N.J. priest who ministered to detainees at ICE’s Delaney Hall drowns in El SalvadorSeptember 10, 2026
City Council approves $5.9 million
City Council approves $5.9 million in TIF funding for 3207 E. 91st
City Council approves $5.9 million in TIF funding for 3207 E. 91stAugust 11, 2026
Dakota Santiago / NY Times
A New Governor Faces Her First Crisis Amid Tear Gas and Tough Decisions
A New Governor Faces Her First Crisis Amid Tear Gas and Tough DecisionsJune 7, 2026
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., second from front right, joins others for a rosary service outside Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center, in Newark, N.J., May 31. (OSV News photo/Father Anthony Palombo, courtesy Archdiocese of Newark)
Rosary service brings ‘prayerful, peaceful presence’ to NJ immigrant detention facility
Rosary service brings ‘prayerful, peaceful presence’ to NJ immigrant detention facilityJune 2, 2026
(Courtesy of Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership/Bryan Sebastian)
After legal fight, Chicago clergy bring spiritual care to ICE immigrant detainees
After legal fight, Chicago clergy bring spiritual care to ICE immigrant detaineesMay 28, 2026
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