Homan denies substandard conditions at N.J. ICE detention center, says he ate there: "The spaghetti was good"
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez
June 5, 2026 / 7:23 AM EDT / CBS News
White House border czar Tom Homan defended the conditions and services at a federal immigration detention facility in New Jersey that has been at the center of protests for over a week, calling allegations of substandard conditions there "not factual."
"I toured the whole facility. Is it a five-star resort? No. But is it a well-run detention facility? Yes," Homan told CBS News in his first broadcast interview since visiting Delaney Hall on Saturday.
Homan mentioned he had some of the food offered to detainees during the visit.
"The spaghetti was good," he said. "And I'm a pretty big guy and I didn't finish the meal. I couldn't finish the meal."
Since Memorial Day, protests and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement officials have erupted outside of Delaney Hall, the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Jersey. Democratic lawmakers visited the facility that day, saying that detainees had staged a hunger strike to protest poor conditions. The Department of Homeland Security has denied that a hunger strike took place and rejected claims of subpar conditions.
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