Sen. Cory Booker sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s immigration policies during a CNN appearance Thursday, describing the administration’s enforcement efforts as “chaotic, cruel and corrupt” after visiting a detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.

During an interview on The Lead, host Jake Tapper asked the New Jersey Democrat about his visit to the center and what he learned from speaking with detainees housed there.

“Senator, you went inside the facility yesterday. You said it is a moral stain in our nation. What did you see? What did the detainees tell you?” Tapper asked.

Booker responded by focusing on the facility’s private ownership and the conditions he said detainees are facing inside.

“Well, remember this is being run by a private corporation that showered Republicans with cash. Have $1 billion operation. So it is a private, for profit prison now profiting off of people’s pain. Inside, the conditions were insufficient and unacceptable. From lots of complaints about medical conditions, not getting the proper treatment from women, not getting the proper gynecological care when they were in severe crisis. And obviously, we’re hearing complaints about the food and more. Remember, these people are New Jersey’s neighbors. There are people in there that I talked to that have been in our country not years but decades, who have American children and grandchildren who have committed no crimes. A majority of the people there have committed no crimes. And so this is a problem and a moral abomination on multiple levels.”

Booker said his visit reinforced concerns he already had about the administration’s approach to immigration enforcement, arguing that Newark has become a focal point in the broader national debate over the issue.

“I now see again, this is a president with a chaotic, cruel and corrupt, immigration enforcement. And we’re seeing the epicenter now moving to Newark, New Jersey.”