Leftist agitators clashed with law enforcement outside a New Jersey ICE facility, leading to arrests.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A chaotic protest at Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey led to at least nine arrests on Thursday night as demonstrators clashed with law enforcement. Leftist agitators hurled insults such as “Take your gun and shoot yourself” and “Every cop, every fed, shoot yourself in the head” at law enforcement, and blocked vehicles and personnel from accessing the facility. 📺 DETAIL: Video from the scene shows multiple arrests as protesters scuffled with officers and used megaphones to taunt them. Activists claim detainees inside the facility are staging a hunger strike over alleged poor living conditions, though Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials have denied the allegations. The protests escalated after New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D) said she was denied access to the facility on Memorial Day and demanded state health inspectors be allowed inside. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin responded that inspectors had already visited the site and insisted detainees are receiving meals, water, blankets, medical care, and access to legal counsel and family communication. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “On the evening of May 28th, approximately 100 anti-ICE rioters gathered around the Delaney Hall ICE facility. Rioters bit, kicked, and punched law enforcement officers. Governor Sherrill refused to allow state police to assist our officers,” Secretary Mullin wrote on social media on Friday, adding: “Assaulting and obstructing [ICE] law enforcement is a crime and felony. Throughout the night, nine rioters were arrested. Anyone who assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Law and order will prevail.” 🎯 IMPACT: The incident highlights ongoing tensions between activists and federal agencies over immigration enforcement, as well as disputes over transparency and detainee treatment. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill’s demand for state health inspectors to enter the facility further fueled the controversy, though DHS maintains inspections were already conducted. |
Happening now: ICE agents defending Delaney Hall violently clash with rioters making multiple targeted arrests throwing and dragging detainees into the immigration center while pepper spraying the mob to beat them back pic.twitter.com/ckLrXc3mDG
— Elaad Eliahu (@elaadeliahu) May 29, 2026
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