{"id":4247,"date":"2026-06-01T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/06\/01\/several-protesters-arrested-at-new-jersey-ice-facility-as-clashes-continue\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:06:02","slug":"several-protesters-arrested-at-new-jersey-ice-facility-as-clashes-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=4247","title":{"rendered":"Several protesters arrested at New Jersey ICE facility as clashes continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"8dbfc3b0-c1ad-402d-a6bf-d9a5df844124\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"police stand guard\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/1eac5cdba464f184d3273c68a3bc4bc822e1fa9e\/0_0_3543_2362\/master\/3543.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"310\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A police officer prepares his non-lethal gun near the Delaney Hall detention center on 31 May 2026 in Newark, New Jersey.<\/span> Photograph: Andr\u00e9s Kudacki\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"8dbfc3b0-c1ad-402d-a6bf-d9a5df844124\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A police officer prepares his non-lethal gun near the Delaney Hall detention center on 31 May 2026 in Newark, New Jersey.<\/span> Photograph: Andr\u00e9s Kudacki\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Several protesters arrested at New Jersey ICE facility as clashes continue<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Dozens reportedly arrested for defying curfew at Delaney Hall in Newark amid hunger and labor strikes at facility<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Officials in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/new-jersey\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">New Jersey<\/a> said on Monday that several protesters were arrested overnight for defying a curfew at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/new-jersey-ice-protesters\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Delaney Hall<\/a>, the Newark immigration detention center that has seen more than a week of chaotic and often violent clashes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/democrats\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Democratic<\/a> attorney general, Jennifer Davenport, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewJerseyOAG\/status\/2061289986092138550\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">posted on X<\/a> that a group of individuals \u201chad come to the protest armed with helmets, shields, or gas masks, [and] deliberately refused to comply with repeated orders to leave the area\u201d, resulting in their arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The New York Post, which had journalists at the scene, reported the number of arrests was at least between 20 and 25 \u2013 and published <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/01\/us-news\/at-least-20-protesters-arrested-at-ice-detention-center-delaney-hall-as-dhs-vows-zero-tolerance-for-rioters\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">photographs<\/a> of several people being led away in cuffs by state police. A social media post from advocacy groups, including the Immigration Coalition, late on Sunday said there were \u201cover 46 Delaney Hall protesters \u2026 arrested\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"2dade8ec-87ba-4485-9138-0c6d4fb3428d\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-47fhrn\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-3 | 3\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"placeholder\" class=\"dcr-1kyw41h\">\n<div data-format-theme=\"5\" data-format-design=\"0\" data-format-display=\"0\" class=\"dcr-ak3j0c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/01\/ice-fifa-world-cup-immigrant-rights\" class=\"dcr-1m887w9\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-ut4tvs\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1h5b6rb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-169d7yv\">\u2018We want fans to know the risks\u2019: US immigrant rights groups mobilize across World Cup host cities amid ICE fears<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-eurq8n\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fkf7vq\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/delaney-hall-ice-protests-dhs-restores-family-visitation\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a> that state officers in riot gear, and others on horseback, rushed the crowd less than 15 minutes after issuing a dispersal order to people gathered outside a half-mile exclusion zone around the facility, some of the scenes captured on a video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z3JRUPMVUSI&amp;t=10152s\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">posted to YouTube<\/a> by bystanders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On Friday, Davenport and Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey\u2019s Democratic governor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/29\/new-jersey-delaney-hall-police-ice\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">announced<\/a> that state law enforcement would be taking over policing duties outside the detention center from federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> (ICE) officers to try to lower tensions after eight days of confrontations with supporters of immigrants being held inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Delaney Hall detainees have been engaged in hunger and labor strikes against conditions at the center, and the temporary suspension by government officials of visitation rights for their families.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"79db0f46-4016-4a32-a9f9-652c0e368c2a\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-2\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a police officer grabs a mn\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/95da4da43280e65f0ab0b9fb37349106b296593e\/0_0_3000_2000\/master\/3000.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"296.66666666666663\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-2\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"79db0f46-4016-4a32-a9f9-652c0e368c2a\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">An anti-ICE protester is detained during a curfew outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday.<\/span> Photograph: Ryan Murphy\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Newark\u2019s mayor, Ras Baraka, said in a social media <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CityofNewarkNJ\/status\/2060938078118653985\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">post<\/a> on Sunday that he was mandating an immediate 9pm to 6am curfew \u201cdue to the escalating situation at Delaney Hall and the increasing need for police intervention \u2026 to protect public safety\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Multiple individuals, he said, were arrested on Saturday night in possession of weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/governor\/news\/2026\/approved\/20260531.shtml\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">statement<\/a> on Sunday, Sherrill said violence by the protesters endangered law enforcement and the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI refuse to let these dangerous actions detract from New Jersey\u2019s dedication to ensuring public safety, keeping people safe from ICE, and that the people detained inside Delaney Hall are treated with dignity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meanwhile, the X account of the US homeland security department (DHS) posted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2061283894020673747\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">a video<\/a> on Sunday night of an apparently unarmed protester sitting on a curb who was dragged at gunpoint behind a line of officers in riot gear and shields. \u201cDon\u2019t be this guy,\u201d the caption said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A succession of similar, previous DHS posts through Sunday carried messages including, \u201claw and order\u201d, \u201cZERO tolerance for rioters\u201d, and \u201cif you riot, you will face the consequences\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The DHS has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2061204314413277388\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">claimed<\/a> allegations of mistreatment or denial of medical care for detained immigrants \u2013 and complaints of meager or inedible food portions sometimes containing maggots \u2013 are \u201ca hoax\u201d promoted by certain politicians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cNo lawbreakers in the history of human civilization have been better treated than illegal aliens,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cALL detainees receive FULL due process and are provided comprehensive medical care and 3 meals a day. Our menu at Delaney Hall even includes a WIDE range of meals like fajitas, burritos, jambalaya, fruit, vegetables, salads, brownies, and cake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The government\u2019s assertions are starkly at odds with testimony from Democratic politicians about what they saw inside the ICE facility, which is operated by the Geo Group, one of the biggest private prison companies in the US, and which has an average daily population of between 800 and 900.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cWe spoke to several individuals, none of whom has a criminal record, many of whom have been detained here at Delaney Hall for months,\u201d the top US House Democrat, Hakeem Jeffries, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJeffries\/status\/2061087916047118340\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told reporters<\/a> after a congressional oversight visit on Sunday with party congressional colleagues Josh Gottheimer, Rob Menendez Jr and LaMonica McIver.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"6a0da434-72ed-4ec7-8386-50c5e514dd75\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-3\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"police stand guard as teargas blooms\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/52a4a98da98499f9fec6f92bcc295c1c0c5dfd9d\/0_0_4096_2653\/master\/4096.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"288.228759765625\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-3\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"6a0da434-72ed-4ec7-8386-50c5e514dd75\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Teargas spreads over protesters outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday.<\/span> Photograph: Kena Betancur\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe lack of access to quality food, that\u2019s not America. The lack of access to adequate medical treatment, that\u2019s not America. The retaliation that\u2019s taking place, that\u2019s not America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThe fact there are 18-year-old high school girls being held here is not America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Jeffries said the Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/trump-administration\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Trump administration<\/a> would \u201cbe held accountable\u201d for what he and his colleagues saw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cDelaney Hall should be shut down, and every single individual \u2013 particularly those at a high level connected to this facility \u2013 they\u2019re engaging in a depraved indifference to human life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The DHS, in a direct response to Jeffries on Sunday afternoon, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2061187243356655729\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">said<\/a>: \u201cThis is a detention center \u2013 we do not provide luxury accommodations. What we do provide are basic necessities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Sherrill, who has been criticized by protesters for her response to the situation, confirmed on Sunday that family visitation at Delaney Hall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/31\/new-jersey-ice-facility-protests\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">had been restored<\/a> to at least part of the site, and would resume fully on Monday after it was suspended by the DHS citing the violence in the facility\u2019s proximity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/new-jersey\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">New Jersey<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/usimmigration\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/ice-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/trump-administration\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Trump administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/protests--us-\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Protest (US)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Several%20protesters%20arrested%20at%20New%20Jersey%20ICE%20facility%20as%20clashes%20continue&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/01\/new-jersey-ice-detention-center-protests?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fjun%2F01%2Fnew-jersey-ice-detention-center-protests&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/jun\/01\/new-jersey-ice-detention-center-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A police officer prepares his non-lethal gun near the Delaney Hall detention center on 31 May 2026 in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}