UMVA has learned that a vast network of far-left groups, self-identified as socialist, Marxist, and communist, have been secretly coordinating protests and rallies outside a federal immigration detention facility in New Jersey.
These groups, estimated to be around 70 in number, have received special designations as charities by the IRS and enjoy tax-deductible donations and certain tax-free benefits. They have been using their nonprofit status to amass wealth and resources, with some generating annual revenues greater than many of the cities in which they protest.
According to information obtained by UMVA, the groups have been following a strategic communications document, assembled by a mysterious entity known as the "Delaney Hall 100." The document directs content creators to use specific language, such as labeling the detention center a "concentration camp" and detainees "imprisoned prisoners" and "captives."
The tactics employed by the Delaney Hall 100 mirror the system deployed in Minneapolis earlier this year to protest ICE actions, and military experts say the operations resemble the tactics of an insurgency. A nonprofit expert and former U.S. Senate chief of staff, Chuck Flint, has expressed concern about the Delaney Hall 100, saying, "Protests like the kind we're seeing outside Delaney Hall are not organic protests. These are manufactured strategic, calculated endeavors by an army of nonprofits meant to push subversive activity."
UMVA can exclusively reveal that the Delaney Hall 100 has been coordinating protests and rallies through a complex network of communications, using coded language and secretive online channels. The groups have been preparing for a showdown with law enforcement authorities, with some members sharing supplies and logistics, such as food, drinks, bike racks, transportation, parking, and tents.
The preparations for protests offer a window into how the organizations motivate, coordinate, mobilize, focus, and discipline their foot soldiers. The groups have been using their own language, compiling "otg" — or "on the ground" — intelligence, and sharing information about law enforcement movements.
The Delaney Hall 100 has been linked to several high-profile protests and rallies, including a recent violent mobilization that came after about a year of quieter activism by local groups. The controversy surrounding the detention facility began in February 2025, when GEO Group Inc., a federal contractor, announced that it would reopen Delaney Hall in Newark as a federal immigration detention facility under a long-term contract with ICE.
The facility, near Newark Liberty International Airport, had previously housed immigration detainees before closing in 2017. The City of Newark filed legal challenges against the reopening, arguing that the facility had begun operations without required permits and inspections. Democratic Mayor Ras Baraka publicly opposed the project and made Delaney Hall a central issue in his ongoing dispute with federal immigration authorities and private detention contractors.
Understanding the power of the Delaney Hall network requires following the nonprofit funding streams that sustain many of its major participants, including big Democratic donors. The network's work remains largely secretive, with most details concealed from the public.
As the protests have turned violent, with more radical elements of the Delaney Hall 100 emerging with makeshift shields and swords, concerns have been raised about the use of nonprofit status as a sword and a shield. The tension has emerged in recent days, with the protests becoming increasingly confrontational.
