‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail
Protests intensified outside a New Jersey immigration detention center where detainees are on a hunger and labor strike. Tensions escalated after federal agents used pepper spray on demonstrators, including a U.S. senator. Activists report that detainees are demanding better conditions and due process in their immigration cases.
- ▪Detainees at Delaney Hall are on a hunger and labor strike, demanding improved conditions.
- ▪Protests turned violent when ICE officers pepper-sprayed demonstrators and charged at them.
- ▪Between 300 and 400 detainees are participating in the strike, according to activists.
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Federal agents hold a protester on the ground outside Delaney Hall, where detainees are holding a hunger and labor strike in Newark, New Jersey, on 26 May. Photograph: Julius Constantine Motal/The GuardianView image in fullscreenFederal agents hold a protester on the ground outside Delaney Hall, where detainees are holding a hunger and labor strike in Newark, New Jersey, on 26 May. Photograph: Julius Constantine Motal/The GuardianNew Jersey‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jailA day after ICE officials pepper-spray senator, tensions ramp up outside facility on fifth day of hunger and labor strike Chaos breaks out at New Jersey immigration detention center – in pictures José Olivares and Julius Constantine Motal in NewarkWed 27 May 2026 14.48…
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