,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kim7 introduced the following bill2    
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security to cease all immigration      
detention operations at the ,delaney    
,hall ,detention ,center in ,newark1    
,new ,jersey1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,delaney ,hall ,closure ,act4   
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,department ,the term ,department means 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security4  #c4 ,closure of ,delaney    
,hall ,detention ,center  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary-- 7#a7 not later
 than #ij days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 shall cease all 

immigration detention operations at the 
,delaney ,hall ,detention ,center in    
,newark1 ,new ,jersey2 and  7#b7 shall  
not enter into any contract or agreement
 to operate the ,delaney ,hall          
,detention ,center in ,newark1 ,new     
,jersey1 as a facility to detain aliens 
in the custody of the ,secretary4  7b7  
,termination for convenience  7#a7 ,in  
general ,in the ,government's interest1 
the ,secretary shall terminate any      
contract for the operation of the       
,delaney ,hall ,detention ,center in    
,newark1 ,new ,jersey4  7#b7 ,liability 
,the ,department shall be liable only   
for payment under the payment provisions
 of a contract described in paragraph   
7#a7 for services rendered before the   
date on which the termination of such   
contract becomes effective4