Anti-ICE agitators throw wooden pallets, mattresses at federal agents during chaotic NJ detention center clash

Violent clashes erupt outside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark,
New Jersey 

Demonstrations outside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New
Jersey, turned violent Wednesday night when keffiyeh-clad agitators
clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, hurling
objects across a barrier as tensions continued to escalate. 

The agitators, engaging in the fifth night of demonstrations against
allegedly poor conditions for illegal aliens held at the detention
center, wielded mattresses and large traffic cones as makeshift shields.

Video obtained by Fox News Digital shows agitators shouting "kill
yourself, bro!" and "how do you live with yourself?" while tossing
mattresses and other objects at agents. 

The ICE agents deployed batons, pepper spray and threw objects back, in
one instance tossing a wooden pallet at an agitator after yanking it
away, according to video from the scene. 

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ICE agents also deployed pepper balls against the crowds, according to
journalist Oliya Scootercaster. 

The agitators used cement blocks and sandbags to reinforce their line,
videos and pictures obtained by Fox News Digital showed. 

Crowds also blocked the surrounding street, a busy industrial corridor,
and prevented trucks from moving through. 

At times, the protesters began directing traffic on their own, video
captured by Fox News Digital's Charles Creitz showed. 

One truck driver got out of his car and castigated the agitators.

"Come on! What's wrong with y'all?" the driver yelled, according to
video posted by Scootercaster. 

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The Wednesday night clashes follow similar confrontations Tuesday night
that saw ICE agents beat back agitators with batons and deploy
chemicals. ICE agents reacted after agitators attempted to stop vehicles
from leaving the facility. Authorities made two arrests stemming from
the incident after agitators sprayed unknown substances on law
enforcement agents. 

"ICE law enforcement officers were assaulted by anti-ICE rioters who
sprayed law enforcement with an unknown chemical substance," DHS
Secretary Markwayne Mullin wrote in a post on X. 

Demonstrations have been ongoing for days after detainees in the
facility wrote an open letter claiming they were not being fed, not
receiving proper medical care and not being allowed to speak to their
families. 

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"We are being tortured physically and psychologically due to the poor
food resources provided in these detention centers," the letter read. 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refuted these claims in a
statement. 

"The facts are all detainees are provided with 3 meals a day, clean
water, clothing, bedding, showers, soap, and toiletries. Illegal aliens
also have access to phones to communicate with their family members and
lawyers," the agency said in a statement. 

Protests picked up steam when prominent New Jersey lawmakers showed up
on Memorial Day. Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., and Democratic Gov. Mikie
Sherrill visited Monday and attempted to enter the facility. 

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Kim was granted access to conduct congressional oversight, though
Sherrill was not. 

Kim detailed his entry into the facility in a series of X posts, calling
the conditions "unacceptable" and citing a carton of milk he saw that
was set to expire the next day. Mullin responded on X. 

"It’s unfortunate that Senator Andy Kim (who I’ve had a good
relationship with) is spreading this FALSE narrative and adding fuel to
the fire for no other reason than political theater. This isn’t a
Holiday Inn. Illegal aliens are at this detention facility because they
broke our nation’s laws," Mullin wrote. 

Mullin also criticized the state's leadership during a Thursday morning
appearance on Fox & Friends for not supporting federal efforts with
local law enforcement. 

"We called local police, we called state police multiple times. Listen,
I know the law enforcement there would love to respond, but because of
Governor Sherrill's behavior what the governor is doing, she's not
allowing public officers and state officers to respond," Mullin said. 

He also said a continued lack of cooperation could lead to a slowdown at
local airports. 

"If they're not allowing it then we gotta prioritize federal police
officers and that may affect international flights coming in and out of
their airport. Because I'm gonna have to pull Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) officers out of being able to process international
flights and put them helping our ICE agents," Mullin said. 

Fox News Digital contacted DHS and ICE for additional comment.

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