A New Jersey detention facility has been the target of violent protests.
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Clashes between police and rioters outside an ICE detention center in New Jersey went from bad to worse Sunday night, as officers arrested over 20 people over allegedly holding violent protests.
After almost a hundred people armed with helmets, gas masks, and shields broke curfew outside the Delaney Hall detention facility, as officers stepped in to make the arrests, reported the Daily Wire. In an incident, one person scrawled “Kill ICE” on a wall in spray paint while crowds chanted leftist slogans like “Give Peace a Chance” and “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.”
Uprisings exploded at Delaney Hall on Saturday evening as rioters burned tires and hurled objects at police officers, after local authorities implemented a 9 p.m. curfew. Activists have alleged that illegal immigrants detained at the facility have faced poor living conditions.
Ever since President Donald Trump took office, ICE centers and officers have encountered more and more protests and attacks. Earlier this year, Homeland Security reported an 8,000% increase in death threats against ICE officers and their families.
Jennifer Davenport, New Jersey’s Attorney General said that the people who were arrested included a group who came to “protest armed with helmets, shields, or gas masks” and that they “deliberately refused to comply with repeated orders to leave the area.”
NEW: DHS says more than a dozen arrests were made over the weekend as agitators continued clashing with law enforcement outside a New Jersey ICE detention center.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 1, 2026
Anti-ICE rioters set fires in the streets outside of Delaney Hall, prompting officials to impose a 9 pm curfew… pic.twitter.com/vdKBIdeDlZ
“Their actions put the public at risk, and I am grateful to law enforcement for de-escalating the situation,” she said.
In response, the Department of Homeland Security uploaded several videos on social media on Sunday night depicting protesters being arrested.
“If you riot, you will face the consequences. Law and order prevails,” the department said.
In other posts, the department said it would have “ZERO tolerance for rioters” and that “lawlessness, rioting, and obstruction of law enforcement will NOT be tolerated.”
Nevertheless, some of New Jersey’s top Democrats have continued attacks on ICE despite the violent protests over the weekend.
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