ICE Agents Remove Protesters at 1,000-Bed Newark Detention Center as Hunger Strike Fuels Clashes
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
ICE Agents Remove Protesters at 1,000-Bed Newark Detention Center as Hunger Strike Fuels Clashes
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 3
Summary
Memorial Day protests at Newark’s Delaney Hall escalated when ICE agents forcibly removed demonstrators blocking an entrance and fired pepper balls and spray after officials said the crowd refused to disperse.
The confrontation grew out of rallies backing detainees reportedly on a hunger strike over conditions at the center, a flashpoint in President Trump’s immigration crackdown since it reopened last year.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill had joined the protest before the standoff intensified, and Senator Andy Kim was among those affected by the crowd-control measures.
Delaney Hall has repeatedly drawn scrutiny: Mayor Ras Baraka was charged there in May 2025 before the case was dropped, Representative LaMonica McIver still faces assault charges, four men escaped last June, and a 41-year-old Haitian man died in December.