Detainees at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey are held through a civil legal process, and many have not been convicted of crimes. Fox News host Greg Gutfeld defended reports that detainees were fed food containing maggots, responding to claims that portions were small and that the food contained maggots. He said the food was dietitian approved and questioned why the presence of maggots mattered. After clips of the remarks circulated online, commenters criticized the defense and suggested he should ingest similar food. Others argued that dietitians typically review menus rather than observe every meal and that maggots would indicate unsafe food. Protests and hunger strikes have occurred amid allegations of poor hygiene and healthcare at the facility.
"“Yeah, but it's in small portions,” Gutfeld said, later adding, “Maggots or not, the food is dietitian approved,” and “Who cares if there are maggots?”"
"“Maggots or not, the food is dietitian approved,” and “Who cares if there are maggots?”"
"Other commenters noted that a dietitian is a credentialed healthcare professional who determines that meals meet specific health, nutritional, or medical standards, and that such professionals rarely witness all meals being served at a facility in-person; they often just look over a menu of planned ingredients to assess it. Also, no dietitian would ever approve a meal with maggots on it since the fly larvae often feed on rotting or improperly stored meat, which is unsafe for human consumption."
"Clashes with federal authorities have occurred outside of Delaney Hall during the past weeks, in protests over poor hygiene and healthcare at the facility. Detainees there have begun hunger strikes to protest the conditions i"
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