Chaos breaks out at New Jersey immigration detention center – in pictures
Protests erupted outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, as detainees engaged in a hunger and labor strike. Federal agents responded by deploying chemical irritants against protesters and journalists. The situation escalated with confrontations between supporters and opponents of ICE, highlighting ongoing tensions surrounding immigration policies.
- ▪Detainees at Delaney Hall initiated a hunger and labor strike, prompting protests outside the facility.
- ▪Federal agents used chemical irritants on protesters, leading to clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators.
- ▪The protests included messages against ICE, with signs and chants calling for the agency's removal.
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View image in fullscreenChaos breaks out at New Jersey immigration detention center – in picturesFederal agents deployed chemical irritants on protesters and journalists amid detainees’ hunger and labor strike ‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail A federal agent sprays a chemical irritant at protesters outside Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, on 26 May 2026 Photograph: Julius Constantine Motal/The GuardianJulius Constantine MotalWed 27 May 2026 14.48 EDTLast modified on Wed 27 May 2026 14.51 EDTShareView image in fullscreenPeople protest outside the facility as detainees inside Delaney Hall engage in a hunger and labor strikePhotograph: Julius Constantine Motal/The GuardianShareView image in fullscreenThe…
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