Four detainees have escaped from a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey, which has been the center of protests since its opening in May and where both a sitting congresswoman and Newark’s mayor have been arrested.

Lawmakers told USA TODAY they have been denied entry in California and New York as the Trump administration increases quotas to detain migrants.

The Trump administration is tapping 41 companies to compete for contracts in his $45 billion push to expand immigration detention centers. They include private prison operators, tent companies and disaster relief providers.

About 50 inmates at Delaney Hall, the ICE detention facility in Newark, banded together and pushed down the wall of a dormitory room when meals were hours late, a lawyer told NJ Advance Media.

Federal authorities moved Jennifer Rodriguez to a detention center in Texas for roughly two months ahead of potential deportation to her native Colombia. Ultimately, she was released and returned

Porsha Williams' ex Simon Guobadia reacts to deportation and ICE detention, says he holds no grudge toward Trump or his policies.

Adrian and Paola Clouatre were attending a customs appointment in New Orleans when she was arrested by ICE agents last month. Now her husband is speaking out.

For months advocates have asked the county commissioners to adopt a 'welcoming' ordinance that could stop such arrests