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mcar

(46,380 posts)
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:14 PM 13 hrs ago

ICE agents pepper spray protesters, N.J. senator in clash outside Delaney Hall in Newark

Source: NJ.com

Federal agents fired pepper balls at protesters outside Delaney Hall in Newark on Monday following days of unrest outside the privately run immigration detention center.

U.S. Sen. Andy Kim said he had trouble breathing from the cloud of pepper spray deployed as a growing crowd of protesters responding to an inmate hunger strike demonstrated outside....

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, about 125 protesters gathered outside the facility over the weekend, at one point forming a human chain and makeshift barricades....

Democratic New Jersey officials — including Kim, Gov. Mikie Sherrill and U.S. Rep. Rob Menendez — are demanding that the facility be shut down over complaints of inhumane conditions, including poor-quality food and subpar medical care.



Read more: https://www.nj.com/news/2026/05/ice-agents-pepper-spray-protesters-nj-senator-in-clash-outside-delaney-hall-in-newark.html?gift=61f84598-b2b3-4807-a20f-aa34ee5844f3

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Walleye

(45,565 posts)
1. They are never gonna get us to knuckle under. Americans will continue to protest.
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:17 PM
13 hrs ago

Shooting at protesters doesn’t work. I guess these guys are too young to know about Kent State.

mcar

(46,380 posts)
2. Pepper spraying a US Senator. Denying access to the governor
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:18 PM
13 hrs ago

These fascists are out of control and apparently haven't eased off on their abuses.

mcar

(46,380 posts)
4. My fear is that if we retake control in '29,
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:29 PM
13 hrs ago

no one, including those on the far left, will give the new Democratic administration time and space to start repairing things. It's going to take way more than 4 years and there will be stops and starts.

And I'll be a lot that suddenly the Republicans and the legacy media will become concerned about the deficit again.

Walleye

(45,565 posts)
5. The Republicans will still be bastards and try to block everything we do no matter how important is
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:31 PM
13 hrs ago

mcar

(46,380 posts)
7. Yes, and the MSM will suddenly decide to report on every little thing
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:41 PM
12 hrs ago

and push "democrats in disarray" 24/7.

Walleye

(45,565 posts)
9. Yes, we can just count on the media being against us on everything
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:42 PM
12 hrs ago

We shouldn’t really expect any real journalism anymore

bluestarone

(22,468 posts)
6. Why are ICE agents involved in THIS protests?
Mon May 25, 2026, 09:34 PM
13 hrs ago

I thought they are only for immigration laws? WTF?

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