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Delaney Hall hunger strike and protests

On March 22, 2026, immigrants detained in Delaney Hall began a hunger and labor strike protesting conditions inside the facility. The facility is a private prison managed by GEO Group used for immigrant detention in Newark, New Jersey under a $1 billion contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Detainees have been given food with worms or mold, have been harassed and allegedly sexually assaulted by guards, sleep on the floor in overcrowded rooms, and have been denied medical care for serious conditions such as cancer.

Delaney Hall hunger strike and protests
Part of the immigration policy of the second Trump administration and 2026 ICE protests
DateStrike: May 22, 2026 (2026-05-22) – June 22, 2026 (2026-06-22)
Protests: May 22, 2026 (2026-05-22) – Present
Location
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Goals• Immediate release of all detained people, especially the elderly, pregnant, young, and those with serious medical conditions[1][2]
• A meeting with New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill[1][2]
• Improved facility conditions[1]
• Habeas corpus for immigration hearings, allowing people to pursue their immigration cases outside of detention[1][2]
• End of coercive pressure for detainees to "self-deport"[2]
MethodsDetainees:
Hunger strike,[3] labor strike[3]
Protesters:
Sit-in,[4] picketing,[5] human chains,[6] personal protective equipment,[7][8] face masks,[7] makeshift shields,[9] makeshift barricades,[10] traffic cone method[11]
Law enforcement and GEO Group:
Riot police and riot shields,[12] tear gas,[7][13] flash grenades,[7][14] batons,[10][6][15] pepper spray,[6][15] pepper balls,[7][16] rubber bullets,[10][6] tasers,[17][10] plastic handcuffs,[7] horseback police,[12][13] face masks,[7][18][19] barricades,[20][21] curfew zones,[22][23] solitary confinement,[24] kettling and mass arrests,[25][26][27] armored vehicles,[28][29] vehicle-ramming attack,[30][31] SWAT teams,[13] FBI knock and talks,[32] undercover police,[33] targeted surveillance,[34] aerial drones,[34] facial recognition AI,[35] targeting of press[26][25]
Parties
  • Pro-immigrant activists
    • Detained strikers
    • Protesters
  • Advocacy groups
    • Cosecha
    • Eyes on ICE
    • NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice
Lead figures

Martin Soto
Gabriela Soto

Casualties and losses
None
None
Arrests: 90+[36]
Charges: Disorderly conduct, felony resisting arrest and rioting
‹ The template Authoritarian drift during the second Trump administration sidebar is being considered for merging. ›

Demonstrators gathered outside Delaney Hall to support detainees and protest federal immigration policies, with some protesters blocking ICE vehicles from entering the facility. ICE agents were deployed and periodically advanced on protesters, making arrests and attacking protesters and journalists with batons, pepper spray, and tasers. Local officials including Governor Mikie Sherrill were denied access to the facility, and Senator Andy Kim was pepper sprayed by ICE during the clashes. The federal government has used facial recognition AI to identify protesters, and Newark Police Department (NPD) undercover police were deployed to make targeted arrests in collaboration with ICE.

On May 29, Governor Sherrill ordered the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) to take over operations outside the facility in collaboration with the NPD in order to facilitate an ICE shift change. NJSP troopers used metal fences to create "peaceful, protected protest zone" enclosure for protesters. Riot police then used riot control methods including tear gas, flash grenades, rubber bullets, horseback police, SWAT teams, and armored vehicles to disperse and arrest protesters.

On May 31, Newark mayor Ras Baraka established an overnight curfew surrounding Delaney Hall and protesters were ordered to leave. Mass arrests were then made against 61 nonviolent protesters and members of the press who were kettled, held in jail for over 24 hours, and charged with felonies, with most receiving Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) knock and talks at their homes after being released.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has framed protesters as agitators and rioters, saying "There is NO hunger strike at Delaney Hall. There are NO subprime conditions or abuse at the facility."[37][38][39] Governor Sherrill accused some protesters of being from "national extremist groups" without naming specific groups,[13][27] and Mayor Baraka has criticized both protesters and police, saying the police's actions were "in some cases, unconstitutional."[40] State and municipal actions have sparked significant backlash from immigrant, legal, and press freedom advocacy groups — as well as from the political left — many of whom accuse governor Sherrill of facilitating ICE and infringing First Amendment rights.

Conditions inside the facility worsened during the protests, with reports of batons, pepper spray, and tear gas being used against detainees. Multiple ambulances have arrived at and left the facility throughout the protests. On June 22, one month after the strikes began, the strikes ended due to actions taken by guards to intimidate, segregate, and discipline strikers, such as by putting strike leaders in solitary confinement, threatening to force-feed strikers, and transporting strikers to unknown facilities around the country.

Background

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Delaney Hall is a facility used for immigrant detention in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The private prison is managed by the GEO Group under contract for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which awarded GEO Group a US$1 billion contract for 15 years.[41] Delaney Hall previously held immigrant detainees from 2011 to 2017. The facility re-opened in 2025 and has an authorized capacity of up to 1,196.

It is the largest facility of its type on the East Coast of the United States and the largest of the two in New Jersey, the other being the Elizabeth Detention Center.[42] Both facilities are located near Newark Liberty International Airport and are used for the entire New York metropolitan area. It is located in an industrial area of Newark, neighbored by a natural-gas plant, a sewage-treatment facility, and an animal-fat–rendering plant amongst other facilities.[41]

On May 9, 2025, a confrontation and subsequent skirmish between law enforcement and four Democratic politicians occurred at Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, United States.

Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, was arrested and charged with trespassing, but the charges were later dropped. LaMonica McIver, one of the three U.S. representatives from New Jersey involved, was later charged with three counts of assaulting or interfering with a federal officer. McIver rejected the charges as an attempt at political intimidation.

On June 12, 2025, after days of which detainees had complained of unacceptable conditions and lack of food, a small uprising occurred and four people escaped the facility[43] after breaking through a sheet-rock interior wall.[44][45] Two of the men were recaptured after three days.[46] The fourth was recaptured on July 18.[47]

Following the unrest, around 50 women were transferred from Delaney Hall to El Paso, Texas, where they were held in a tent-like facility opened in 2023.[48]

In December of 2025, 41-year-old Jean Wilson Brutus died while in custody at Delaney Hall. According to ICE, "On Dec. 11, 2025, Brutus entered ICE custody. He had no signs of distress during intake nor a medical history of cardiovascular issues." Roughly one day after arriving at Delaney Hall, ICE said that Brutus suffered a "medical emergency". He was brought to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead.[49][50][51] The reason for death has been described inconclusive.[52]

Facility conditions

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Selenia Destefani, the managing attorney and CEO of Nova Law Group which represents Delaney Hall detainees, said "The conditions are brutal [...] People just sleep on the floor — overcrowded rooms, cold showers, no food, extremely cold in the cells with no blankets."[53] Alex Minogue, another attorney at Nova Law Group, says detainees with medical conditions such as cancer and diabetes are not provided medical care.[53] Nova Law Group employees and letters released by inmates also claimed that food is being served spoiled or with worms in it[37][7] and that disease was persistently spreading within the facility.[7] In one letter, hundreds of detainees expressed desperation to get out of Delaney Hall, "offering to leave the country by any means just to escape the conditions inside" according to the Rolling Stone.[7] According to activists, 10 complaints have been made against one specific guard, who continues to work inside the facility, who allegedly sexually assaulted female detainees.[54]

The United States Department of Homeland Security denied allegations of maltreatment or poor living conditions in the facility, saying "No lawbreakers in the history of human civilization have been better treated than illegal aliens [in Delaney Hall]."[53] Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Markwayne Mullin defended facility conditions, saying "This isn't Holiday Inn."[55][56]

Timeline

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May 22: Day one of hunger strike

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On Friday May 22, around 300 of people inside Delaney Hall announced a joint labor and hunger strike.[56][5][37][3] The hunger strike was led by Martin Soto, who since his arrival in the facility, has been placed in solitary confinement (referred to by ICE as "disciplinary segregation") as a result of being the leader of the strike.[24] Martin was arrested months prior while buying diapers for his kids.[24][56] NJ.com reported that as they spoke to Martin, he rolled up his sleeve and showed them purple and yellow bruises on his right arm, swelling on his wrists, and scrapes on his ankles, which he said was caused by rough handling by ICE agents and handcuffs that were too tight.[24] Martin also said his chest hurt, likely as a result of a heavy chain that had been wrapped around his body by ICE agents.[24]

Martin's wife, Gabriela Soto, started a small protest outside the facility.[24] Gabriela said "I am four months pregnant, and my husband isn't there [...] He missed my daughter's fourth birthday. He missed our son's first birthday. He missed my son's first steps."[57] According to NJ.com, "It all quickly snowballed from there."[24] There have been ongoing protests outside the facility along with people waiting to see relatives who are detained.[58][38]

The goals of the protesters include the immediate release of all detained people, especially the elderly, pregnant, young, and those with serious medical conditions;[1][2] a meeting with New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill;[1][2] improved facility conditions;[1] Habeas corpus for immigration hearings, allowing people to pursue their immigration cases outside of detention;[1][2] and an end to coercive pressure for detainees to "self-deport."[2]

May 25: Government official pepper sprayed

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  • Masked GEO Group employees outside Delaney Hall
  • Demonstrators cheer and beat drums as detainees wave and flicker lights from inside the facility, May 25, 2026

On Monday May 25 (Memorial Day), U.S. senator from New Jersey Andy Kim, and U.S. Representatives Rob Menendez and Frank Pallone visited the facility. Kim and Menendez reported unsanitary bathroom facilities, poor medical care, and abuse by guards. Pallone, who also visited earlier in the year, described worsening conditions and stated that "People are languishing without knowing if they'll have enough to eat or if they'll be able to receive medical care if they get sick."[59] Kim also denounced the conditions inside the facility as "shameful," citing spoiled food and alleged threats of retaliation against strikers.

DHS has denied these claims, with DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis[60] saying, "This is nothing more than a political stunt by New Jersey sanctuary politicians for fundraising clicks [...] There is NO hunger strike at Delaney Hall. There are NO subprime conditions or abuse at the facility."[37][38][39]

Kim was pepper sprayed during clashes between protesters and ICE agents as ICE agents used pepper spray on the crowd.[37][38][61] On the same day, New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill was denied access.[62] Her office later announced that the New Jersey Department of Health "was denied full access and was allowed to inspect only a limited part of the facility" when attempting to conduct a health inspection of Delaney Hall.[63]

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer was criticized by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Markwayne Mullin after sharing a photo of Kim after he was exposed to pepper balls and pepper spray, alongside a photo of senator Alex Padilla forced to the ground and handcuffed last year, writing "When even U.S. Senators are targeted, every American should understand: no one is safe from ICE’s abuses."[64]

Throughout the protests, detainees have been visible in windows from outside the facility.[53]

May 26: Clashes with ICE

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  • ICE agents tase and detain a person on railroad tracks
  • ICE agents target, push to the ground, and detain a street medic, May 26, 2026

On Tuesday May 26, there were clashes between protesters and ICE agents during the night.[17] Protesters set up barricades at one entrance to the facility where GEO Group employees would come and go.[10] At the other side of the facility used by ICE vehicles, protesters linked arms and stood in the way.[10] In resopnse, ICE agents would "rush" into the crowd and pepper spray protesters, beat them with batons, and brandish tasers.[17][10] A reporter with The Nation reported receiving a "full dose of pepper spray" while filming ICE agents chasing and wrestling a protester to the ground.[10] Shortly after, agents changed another protester across the street and down to the train tracks parallel to the facility, tasing him, pepper spraying him, and detaining him.[10]

Ambulances entered and left the facility throughout the day. According to The Nation:

When protesters attempted to block the ICE cars, they always cleared space for medical emergency vehicles. This soon became something of a ritual, since emergency vehicles were in steady demand. It was not long until every time one arrived ICE cars were close behind them, zooming through the path that protesters made for the ambulances.[10]

May 27: Protesters construct barrier, pushed into traffic

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ICE agents advance on protesters in a human chain, striking them with batons and pushing them back, May 27, 2026

On Wednesday May 27, Trump administration 'border czar' Tom Homan said if the hunger hunger strikes continue, he would "force-feed" detainees. He also said "Hunger strikes never work. We are not going to change what we do because someone goes on a hunger strike," and he called protesters outside the facility a "disgrace to this nation."[64]

On the same day, protests escalated outside the facility; amNewYork described the scene:

The streets outside Delaney Hall became a battleground overnight as immigrant rights activists continued their efforts to block vehicles from entering and exiting Delaney Hall amid the ongoing hunger strike among detainees inside its walls. Federal agents wearing heavy body armor and wielding batons and pepper spray forced the group back, and the protesters responded by creating their own shields made of traffic drums, wooden pallets and even a mattress. ICE agents struck protesters with batons; the demonstrators launched projectiles such as water bottles and stones in response. Federal agents then launched pepper bombs, hoping to choke the uprising and get the protesters to disperse. When that failed, the agents then began indiscriminately spraying people with pepper-spray. No one was immune to the attack; several journalists [...] were hit with the stinging chemical.[17]

Later that night and into the early hours of Thursday, one group of protesters in the "small minority"[10] blocked trucks passing by outside the facility.[17] Another group of protesters argued their fight was not with the truckers, leading to a confrontation until eventually the streets cleared and truckers were able to access the road.[17]

One protester threw an object at an ICE agent, "sending the enraged agent chasing after those in front of him." The agent pushed a protester into a moving truck, which jammed his leg under one of the truck's large wheels which slowly rolled over his leg.[10][17][7] In another instance, a different ICE agent beat a man with a baton against another large truck, which amNewYork described as nearly causing him "being crushed completely."[17][7]

Throughout the night, several protesters were arrested, handcuffed, and dragged by ICE agents into Delaney Hall.[17] A reporter with The Nation who had covered the Operation Metro Surge protests said "this was the most violent I had yet seen [ICE] be."[10]

May 28: Hospitalizations in the facility

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On Thursday May 28, a large white bus entered the facility, and rumors of mass transfers of detainees spread. Several detainees in the facility were spotted being removed from the facility by EMS after ICE reportedly deployed substances against detainees. Two people were removed from the facility on stretchers as they were loaded into ambulances.[65] One organizer said Delaney Hall is a "modern-day concentration camp."[66] According to immigrant rights group Resistencia en Accion:

Reports at approximately 1:40 p.m. reveal that ICE agents attacked the hunger strikers inside with batons and tear gas. Family members outside received calls from inside, confirming that there were people screaming, and according to their loved ones inside, unconscious detainees and blood on surfaces.[66]

The Intercept reported that staff had struck detainees with batons and pepper sprayed them, transferred internal protest leaders to other facilities, and ended family visitation in response to the strike.[67] The DHS denied these allegations, saying they were merely responding to a physical altercation involving detainees and that "staff used the minimum amount of force to safely deescalate the situation."[66]

In the afternoon, a large convoy of new, armed ICE agents arrived providing reinforcements outside the facility.[65][10] Skirmishes occurred between protesters and ICE agents throughout the day with ICE agents using riot shields and pepper spray to push protesters back,[65] and by the end of the night nine people had been arrested.[13] One protester said ICE agents were "actually trash-talking us when they’re coming up and moving us out."[65] As ambulances entered the facility, protesters made for ambulances to enter; ICE cars followed close behind the EMS vehicles to make use of the opening created for the ambulances.[10] At one point, around a dozen ICE agents popped out of a van and ran towards the commotion as ICE agents pushed forward with tasers and batons from the facility.[10] Following the conflict, one ICE agent waved a taser around pulling the trigger with the safety on, causing a high-pitched whirring, while other agents twirled their pepper spray around.[10] Some protesters chanted "Quit your job and kill yourself."[10]

May 29: "Protest zone" and riot police

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  • Protesters and "protest zone" outside Delaney Hall at 8:25pm, shortly before 9pm dispersal orders
  • New Jersey State Police (NJSP) order Delaney Hall protesters to disperse under threat of arrest

On Friday May 29, Governor Sherrill ordered New Jersey State Police (NJSP), in collaboration with the Newark Police Department and ICE,[7] to take over operations outside Delaney Hall for ICE and establish a "peaceful, protected protest zone" for protesters to go inside in an attempt to "cool things down."[13][68] She claimed she did so out of fear that there would be a surge of ICE agents outside Delaney Hall if she did not send police to respond.[69] The "protest zone" created by police was a 600-yard (550 meter) enclosure outside the facility consisting of orange interlinked metal bicycle parking rack fences and concrete blocks.[68][4][7]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Markwayne Mullin lauded the announcement as a "win for law and order," saying "Thank you, governor."[70][13][4][69] Some protesters staged a sit-in and refused to move into the protest zone,[4] which many characterized as a "cage."[7] One protester said "When sunset happens, they’re going to push us into that cage and mace the fuck out of us."[7] A Rolling Stone reporter said when they arrived at 6:30pm, "Militant, masked anti-fascists stared down a line of ICE agents in full combat gear — body armor, helmets, guns — standing at the gates of the facility."[7] Most protesters were unwilling to give their real names to reporters due to safety concerns.[7] Police gave up on forcing protesters into the zone,[10] and according to the Rolling Stone:

It was still daylight, and the mood was largely calm. Some elderly protesters chanted and sang on a megaphone, priests and clergy drifted around, activists pushed carts of water and snacks. No one paid much attention to Sherrill’s "protected speech zone," except to use the empty blacktop as a canvas for chalk art. But there were signs that everyone expected the night to get much more tense.[7]

After 9pm, an NJSP sergeant arrived in a police SUV and read out an order to disperse from Delaney Hall over a loud speaker, with some members of the crowd yelling back.[7][13][10] Officials said this was done in order to create a path for vehicles to exit the facility after state negotiations with federal officials so police could assume control,[13][70] and street medics in the crowd spread word of the shift change.[7] Shortly after, a line of riot police appeared equipped with riot shields.[7]

A coordinator for the Catholic advocacy group Pax Christi and a leader in Eyes on ICE said she thought the state police presence was "going to be a good thing" and that "up until the point when we saw the riot police with their riot shields, I thought we were gonna be okay based on all the representations I had gotten from legislators for a couple of days now."[69]

Riot police marched down the street on protesters who remained in the area, chanting "GET BACK. GET BACK. GET BACK."[13][7] Riot police tossed a "volley of flash-bang grenades" that "ripped down the street," causing protesters to fall back.[7] At the same time, officers fired tear gas at protesters using grenade launchers.[7][10] Some protesters used the traffic cone method to dispose tear gas.[11] As riot police marched, a WNBC news crew recording the clashes from inside a car were ordered by riot police to exit the car, forcing them to step into a cloud of tear gas.[71] At one point, the riot line "split abruptly" creating an opening, and police on horseback advanced through the opening towards protesters, forcing them back.[69][7] The horses reached the "protest zone" fences, and metal clangs from the fences frightened the horses.[7][10] The protesters quickly dismantled the "free-speech zone" and shoved its barriers under cars so people wouldn't be trapped or trampled.[10]

On the fringes of skirmishes between riot police and protesters, ICE agents watched, occasionally firing pepper balls.[10][70] Troopers began making arrests, "slamming several protesters to the ground"[7][70] and using pepper spray on the crowd.[70] One officer "beat a demonstrator with a baton across the torso, knee, and calves as he tried to flee."[70] One volunteer asked an old man for his name as he was "groaning" and "retching," with streaming eyes and his hands zip tied behind his back as he was being escorted behind the riot line and past the razor-wire fence into the detention center.[7][70] Another woman arrested was "moaning in pain, one of her legs unable to support her weight."[7] By the end of the night, six protesters (one from New Jersey, and five from New York and Pennsylvania)[69] had been arrested and were later charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction of law enforcement.[13][33] Four people arrested by ICE agents that night were charged with assaulting law enforcement officers, obstruction, and threats.[55]

One man had been sitting down on a concrete barricade playing his cello as the riot police advanced, saying he considered it "to be a de-escalatory thing to do." The police then arrested him, and he was subsequently called by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which asked him for details about protesters they described as "anybody planning to go to Delaney Hall with not the right intentions." The Intercept characterized this as the FBI trying to "flip" protesters into informants.[33]

As troopers pushed protesters past Delaney Hall, ICE agents watching from the side advanced on protester supplies containing aid and food and began "trashing everything in sight." Shortly after, a convoy of vehicles containing ICE agents and DHS officers left the facility behind the riot line. After vehicles left the facility, riot police retreated and protesters began regrouping, with some chanting "Whose streets? Our streets!"[7]

Ambulance leaving Delaney Hall at 11:39pm, May 29, 2026

After the skirmishes, one ICE vehicle was visible with a concrete block atop its smashed windshield, and one protester was charged with criminal mischief for smashing car windows by the NPD. Video from that night also shows conservative influencer Cam Higby pepper spraying protesters outside Delaney Hall during a confrontation.[69]

Sherrill censured protesters at Delaney Hall who arrived from out of state, saying "To the people coming from out of state to create chaos and dangerous situations: you should not be here."[69][22] She also said of the protesters "I do not know why these individuals attacked or what they wanted to accomplish."[22] The DHS accused protesters of being part of a "coordinated campaign of violence against our ICE law enforcement."[29] New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport accused protesters of throwing tear gas canisters at police prior to when dispersal orders were issued, which The Nation characterized as "a plainly ludicrous claim, since no protester would have been able to procure tear gas ahead of the action."[10] ICE stated that no one was "directly struck by pepper ball projectiles,"[61] which is contested by The Nation who claims ICE agents shot pepper ball projectiles as riot police pushed protesters back.[10]

The political left has been critical of Sherrill's response, calling her actions a betrayal and viewing them as cooperation with ICE.[27][56] After May 29, one protester's sign read "we asked Mikie Sherrill for help, and she tear gassed us."[56] The political director of the American Civil Liberties Union New Jersey said the NJSP's actions were "an unnecessary response to free speech and the right to peaceful protest," accusing police of "[mimicking] the dangerous and overly militarized tactics of the federal government."[69]

Also on May 29, Border Patrol officer Gregory Bovino posted on X saying "ICE Agents at Delaney, hang in there" and to "Give them hell," attaching an image of himself making a gesture described by news editor Charles R. Davis as a Nazi salute.[72][73]

May 30: Proud Boys, bag theft, and riot police

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On the morning of Saturday May 30, pro-ICE counter protesters arrived outside facility, with special zones and a barricade erected between pro-immigrant and pro-ICE protesters.[69][7][29] Some members of the Proud Boys were in attendance among the counter protesters.[74] One of the Proud Boys, who asked to be referred to as the "Big Duke" of the Proud Boys, said "I think the Democratic Party has been taken over by extreme leftist and communist ideologies. They are here to destroy America."[75] Proud Boys "traded insults with the protesters from within their own enclosure" before eventually retreating.[7] Pro-immigrant protesters chanted "Shut down Delaney Hall, free them all!" and "Shut this racist system down!"[29] Pro-ICE protesters chanted back "USA, USA" and held signs saying "Make America Great Again" and "Support ICE."[29] Left-wing livestreamer Hasan Piker arrived, and right-wing influencers tried to debate him.[7]

Police from multiple local jurisdictions were on site, and a row of police held shields alongside a police barricade on Doremus Avenue blocking protesters from getting close to Delaney Hall.[69] Newark police occasionally drove through on motorcycles while ICE agents stayed close to the building.[69]

That night, there were again standoffs between police and protesters,[76] with police again using flash bang grenades, horseback police, and tear gas.[10] The Nation said the tear gas was "excessive" and was fired "indiscriminately."[10] The amount of noise made horses act unpredictably.[10] Riot police and protesters fought over barricades as police used riot shields to push them back, and Governor Sherrill characterized protesters as "utilizing the barriers as weapons."[76] Horseback police were again used to break up groups of protesters.[76] Sherrill also said tires were lit on fire in the street and that projectiles were thrown by "masked individuals."[76] Two people were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice, and one with weapon possession, state police said.[36]

Following the standoffs, local county sergeant Darryl Brown was charged with theft of an Associated Press journalist's camera equipment.[26][77][78] The journalist was a 25 year old who had dropped her camera bag, which stored roughly $10,000 of equipment, after being injured filming the protest and having to be carried off by volunteer medics.[78][10] She found the bag using an Apple AirTag to track it to Brown's home.[78] A nonprofit started a lawsuit to sue police for refusing to release body camera footage of the incident.[26][77] Following the incident, the sergeant was suspended without pay and the Essex County prosecutor started an investigation against him.[78]

May 31: Kettling, mass arrests, and journalist arrests

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On the morning of Sunday May 31, Newark mayor Ras Baraka announced an overnight curfew imposed by the Newark Police Department (NPD) in half-mile radius surrounding Delaney Hall between the hours of 9:00pm and 6:00am.[76][28] At around the same time, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted on X saying the area around the facility had been secured and that they "WON'T BACK DOWN."[29]

An hour before the curfew, military-style armored vehicles arrived on the scene.[28] At 8:30pm, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) issued a verbal warning about the curfew in English and Spanish, prompting many to disperse.[28][79] Shortly after, a line of NJSP riot police with riot shields blocked every exit on the street.[28][80] At around 10pm, hundreds of riot police began running and surrounded over 61 protesters and members of the press who were being "completely peaceful" in a kettle.[80][28][10][79] Some members of the media reported being run out of the area.[79]

Inside the kettle, a senior officer emerged from behind the shields and said "Listen up. If you are press, you got the opportunity right now — and that's it — to leave. If you don't leave out here in an orderly fashion, you are coming with us." He then pointed at someone in the group and snapped "You are not press."[80]

After the announcement, protesters began chanting "Press don't leave!"[80][26] After members of the press were escorted from the kettle, they were "chased" away by police until they were about 100 feet (30 meters) from the kettle.[26][80] The NPD then ordered press to go even further down the road from the kettle, causing journalists to object because they would not be able to record the arrests from the distance.[80] Over an officer's radio, a voice said "If they refuse to move, push them back yourselves."[80]

Everyone who remained in the kettle was arrested, making for 61 total arrests.[28] During the arrests, riot police tightened the kettle, "cramming journalists and protesters closer together."[10] Multiple members of the press were denied exit, including a conservative commentator who ended up with a black eye.[10] At least three journalists in the kettle were arrested and spent a full day in custody while lawyers were denied access to see them.[80][26] One of the arrested journalists, wearing a blue vest with the word "press" and an ID from his company dangled around his neck, was a member of the National Press Photographers Association. He was arrested by officers after being told his credentials were not verified.[80] The Guardian later asked the governor's office and mayor's office what "verified" credentials meant and did not receive a response.[80] Another of the arrested journalists was injured and taken to a hospital, where he said two arrested protesters were also being treated for injuries from the arrests.[80] One journalist claimed they were charged with felony rioting and resisting arrest.[25] The Freedom of the Press Foundation member said after the incident, "at least three of those arrested ended up in the hospital. Do I really need to explain why press cameras needed to be rolling?"[25]

The OPD said all of the complaints they examined included fourth-degree rioting and resisting arrest felony charges, which carry a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison.[36][28][33] The people arrested were taken to the Essex County Correctional Facility and held for over 24 hours because the NPD was slow to process them.[10][36] The public defender's office said this was "unnecessary and really not something that happens very often."[36] A lawyer in the OPD said all the complaints he examined by police used "boilerplate language listing the offenses said to be committed by the crowd collectively, without offering detail on what any individual is accused of doing."[36] He said "The police have not made out the barest minimum of probable cause."[36]

18 press freedom organizations co-signed a public condemnation of the arrests, including the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA); Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ); Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ); The Deadline Club; The Free Press (CBS News); Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF); International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF); Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE); National Press Photographers Association (NPPA); National Press Club (NPC), including the National Press Club Journalism Institute; New York Press Club (NYPC); New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists (CPJ); PEN America; Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA); Reporters Without Borders (RSF); Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ); and Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).[26][81] The letter alleged First Amendment violations by law enforcement and demanded the dropping of charges against journalists arrested.[25] The Committee to Protect Journalists said "This type of behavior has no place in a democracy."[25] The Free Press said arrests of journalists were intended to "chill coverage" of abuses during the arrests.[25] Reporters Without Borders said "these attacks are unconstitutional repression typical of an authoritarian regime."[26] Baraka lifted the curfew the next day.[65]

Shortly after the arrests, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued a statement thanking police for "de-escalating" the situation and saying those arrested were "armed" with helmets, shields, and gas masks.[28] DHS retweeted a post on X bragging about kettling the protesters.[79]

The OPD, representing roughly 40 out of the 61 people arrested, said over half of arrestees were approached by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents for questioning after the FBI obtained arrestee telephone records and address information from criminal complaints from the arrests.[32][28][33] The OPD claimed friends and family of arrestees were approached, and the FBI also arrived outside their apartments for knock and talks.[32] The OPD argued this violated their right to legal representation.[32]

Governor Sherrill defended the police response at the protests. When a caller during a phone-in likened the state police response to Operation Metro Surge federal crackdowns in Minneapolis, Sherrill denied the comparison, saying "Nobody [was] certainly killed in this instance" (referring to the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti).[27]

Baraka released a public statement condemning the actions of police over the weekend, saying the NJSP "kind of resembled what ICE was doing in the first place"[27] and characterizing their behavior as "overly aggressive, unnecessary and in some cases, unconstitutional."[40]

June 2: Lawsuit against GEO Group

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On Tuesday June 2, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced a lawsuit by the state of New Jersey suing GEO Group in order allow the New Jersey Department of Health to inspect the facility.[82][83]

June 3: Undercover police infiltration

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On Wednesday June 3, the Newark Police Division (NPD) assigned undercover police to infiltrate protests outside the facility. The police assigned were two detectives wearing plainclothes, and after ICE agents initiated an ambush by flanking protesters with a minivan and surrounding them, the detectives made a targeted arrest against a 30-year-old protester in the crowd. The protester was later accused of dragging tarp into a fire on Saturday May 30. The American Civil Liberties Union said, "The use of plainclothes officers presents the concern of people constantly being surveilled when they are engaging in First Amendment-protected activity." An uninvolved defense attorney commented "at what point do the actions of these undercover agents become a pressure tactic as opposed to a law enforcement tactic?" The Intercept alleges the NPD's official statement on the operation omits mentioning how the NPD cooperated with ICE.[33]

June 5: Car hits journalist

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On Friday June 5, protesters were putting their bodies in front of vehicles they said were workers leaving. Protesters were banging on windows and kicking cars as they left the facility. One protester was "clipped" by a car, and a photojournalist was "hit and partially dragged" by a car leaving the facility.[84]

June 21: Car hits protester

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On Sunday June 21, a female protester was struck by a red Dodge Challenger from behind at around 1:52pm as it drove into the facility.[30] The protester was taken to University Hospital in Newark with non-life-threatening injuries.[31] An investigation by the Newark Police Division (NPD) ensued.[31] The protester announced intent to sue GEO Group and ICE. A DHS spokesperson stated that the vehicle "was not being driven by an ICE employee."[30]

For Father's Day, protesters tied neckties to the fence outside the facility to honor fathers who remained detained, with some protesters holding up signs saying "Free the dads."[30]

June 22: End of hunger strike

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On Monday June 22, one month (31 days) after the beginning of the hunger and labor strike, advocates with pro-immigrant group Eyes on ICE, which had been supporting immigrants inside the facility, announced that due to actions taken by guards in Delaney Hall to intimidate, segregate, and discipline strikers in the facility, detainees were ending their strike despite how conditions had not improved.[85][56] According to the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, hundreds of detainees were transferred out of the facility to punish them for dissent.[85] Eyes on ICE said strikers were sent to unknown locations across the country, including Louisiana, Texas, Pennsylvania, California, Arizona, and Colorado.[85]

After the strike ended, family visitation, which was briefly suspended, was reinstated with restrictions such as only being offered twice per week, 30 minutes long, and limiting visitation to family members on an approved list, leading to many visiting families being turned away.[85]

June 27: American flag incident

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On Saturday June 27, protests continued outside Delaney Hall despite an end to the hunger strike. NJ.com reported that a video showed protesters burning an American flag outside the facility, followed by multiple federal agents "running towards protesters and tackling several to the ground" and spraying them with tear gas.[86]

July 2: Heat wave

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On Thursday July 2, during the 2026 North American heat wave, detainees in the facility reported that air conditioning failed, leaving some people sleeping naked and struggling to breathe. Detainees reported the cooling system failed on Wednesday. Detainees have also reported the water tasting metallic and "off," with it looking discolored, yellow, and dirty.[87][88] Staff told House Representative Josh Gottheimer's office they are waiting for replacement parts to arrive. After Gottheimer contacted Delaney Hall, he reported detainees were being moved to a space with working AC.[89][88][90]

Additional controversies

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ICE face masks

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In March 2026, Governor Mikie Sherrill signed a bill banning law enforcement, including ICE agents, from wearing face masks in the state of New Jersey.[18][91] However, ICE agents have worn masks outside Delaney Hall during the protests.[18]

Facial recognition AI

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Markwayne Mullin acknowledged facial recognition AI was used to successfully identify protesters at Delaney Hall.[35]

Additional targeting of journalists

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The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker reported dozens of assaults by law enforcement against journalists covering the Delaney Hall protests between May 22 and May 31.[26] In five incidents, journalists' equipment was damaged by law enforcement.[26]

Journalists covering the protests have also been reported being turned away by police for carrying bags used to carry personal protective equipment (PPE) such as goggles, helmets, and gas masks used to protect from weapons such as tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets. One journalist at the protests said said, "I think it’s incredibly dangerous to expect that journalists would put themselves in these situations without being able to protect themselves."[8]

Additional reactions

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Amidst the strike and protests, both 18-year-old women in the facility were released along with all pregnant women, which advocates celebrated as a win, but no other advocate demands have been met.[1][56]

Politico said "The protesters outside Delaney Hall were largely there to highlight what Democrats have called unsanitary and unsafe conditions inside."[27] The Rolling Stone said "the sustained protests have turned the Delaney Hall detainees into a national story."[7] A Mother Jones journalist said what she'd seen at protests was a community, mostly of people from all over New Jersey and New York, since it's not a long train ride from New York to Delaney Hall.[56] NPR said reporters, local congressional leaders, and advocates all back up detainee claims, in contrast with the government which says the strikes never happened.[56]

Government and conservative characterizations of the protests have been very negative, with Governor Sherill accusing some protesters she considers "agitators" of being from "national extremist groups" without naming specific groups.[13][27] President Donald Trump accused all protesters outside of Delaney Hall of being paid protesters without evidence, saying "These aren’t protesters. These people are fake."[92]

The protests outside Delaney Hall were used by multiple Republican politicians as a reason to increase CBP and ICE funding by US$70 billion. The funding efforts succeeded. Senator Marsha Blackburn said, "For days, far-left rioters have assaulted law enforcement outside Delaney Hall." Senator John Kennedy also criticized the protesters.[92]

Newark mayor Ras Baraka's response to the protests has been mixed, including both criticism of "outside agitator"[27] protesters as well as criticism of some use of force by police.[40] After the Newark Police Department (NPD) responded to protests, he said "it appeared that some of our officers were over aggressive and should be held accountable."[93] Baraka also criticized the NPD after they intervened in the blocking of ICE vehicles by protesters,[94] saying "The responsibility for maintaining secure access to the facility lies with GEO."[93] In another public statement, Barak said the protests outside Delaney Hall had been peaceful for the year leading up to the hunger strike until "a sharp and troubling shift occurred. ICE increased its presence and engaged protesters in ways that escalated tensions and led to unnecessary confrontation."[95]

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