"IMMIGRANTS BUILT AMERICA": Anti-ICE Protests Erupt At Newark Detention Center | Times Now World

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Tensions escalated into violent skirmishes outside Delaney Hall for a fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, as anti-ICE demonstrators clashed with counter-protesters and federal agents outside the privately operated immigration facility in Newark. The protracted standoff, triggered by a hunger and labor strike organized by approximately 300 undocumented detainees protesting alleged sub-prime conditions and lack of medical care, saw a rapid deployment of Homeland Security tactical units utilizing riot gear and pepper spray. The crisis took a high-profile political turn after New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill was formally barred from entering the complex, while U.S. Senator Andy Kim was caught in the crossfire and pepper-sprayed by federal officers while attempting to de-escalate a human chain blockade. Department of Homeland Security officials have fiercely pushed back against the allegations, branding the presence of state Democratic leaders a targeted "political stunt" and releasing imag

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