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State Police Take Charge as Clashes Continue Outside Delaney Hall

Governor Mikie Sherrill sent New Jersey troopers to establish protected protest zones to calm escalating violence and assert state control over public safety.

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State police officers stand behind shields as tear gas fills the area outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Friday in Newark, New Jersey.
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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 29: Protestors block an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle outside Delaney Hall which is being used as an ICE detention center on May 29, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced that she will send in state police to the center and create a designated protest zone as well as set up vehicle checkpoints to regulate traffic outside the center. Confrontations between ICE agents and protestors, who are supporting detainees held in the facility, continue to participate in a hunger strike and have put out a list of demands. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Detainees at Delaney Hall launched a hunger and labor strike on May 22, protesting spoiled food, limited medical care and unsanitary conditions, which sparked large daily demonstrations outside the 1,000‑bed ICE facility.
  • On Friday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill ordered the New Jersey State Police to assume responsibility for public safety, set up vehicle checkpoints and create designated protest zones to separate opposing crowds and reduce federal‑local confrontation.
  • Federal agents and state troopers have repeatedly clashed with protesters, with officers using pepper spray, less‑lethal munitions and mounted units while DHS reports multiple assaults on agents and at least nine arrests on Thursday and additional arrests since then.
  • The Department of Homeland Security and GEO Group deny the detainees’ allegations and say detainees receive meals and medical care, while lawmakers and advocates who were allowed limited access describe spoiled food and inadequate treatment.
  • The standoff has intensified calls for independent inspections and possible closure of the privately run center, raised legal fights over oversight and could lead to further federal‑state disputes and operational changes at nearby facilities.