Officers fire tear gas as protests escalate outside New Jersey ICE detention center

Añadido: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]Police fired tear gas at protesters outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark on May 29th as demonstrations over conditions at the center turned tense.

[00:00:12]Videos showed officers pushing back protesters and reporters before deploying tear gas.

[00:00:18]The protests, which have continued for several nights, involve lawmakers, detainees' families, and advocacy groups at the GEO Group operated facility.

[00:00:28]Amid growing crowds, New Jersey Governor Mikey Sherrill ordered state police to take control outside the center and announced designated protest zones while ICE agents agreed to withdraw from the immediate area.