Protesters and armed federal immigration officers confronted each other outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark on Thursday, as tensions over conditions inside the facility escalated into a physical clash. The confrontation came amid a week of demonstrations, with advocates asserting that detainees are conducting a hunger strike
Protesters, ICE officers clash outside Newark detention center amid hunger strike
- Protesters and federal immigration officers clashed outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday as advocates reported a hunger strike among detainees over poor living conditions.
- Families of detainees and their supporters said immigrants held at the facility have been subjected to pepper spray and physical force.
- New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, said state health officials were denied full access to the facility for an inspection on Thursday.
- The ACLU of New Jersey’s executive director, Amol Sinha, blamed “rampant inhumane conditions” and the Trump administration’s refusal to provide adequate resources for basic needs like food and health care.
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- Delaney Hall, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mikie Sherrill, Amol Sinha, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
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- immigration detention, hunger strike, detention conditions, protest, use of force
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