New Jersey State Police clashed with violent protesters at Delaney Hall late Friday as officers cleared the area and escorted Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees out of the detention center.The development came after Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) ordered state police to establish a peaceful “protest zone” outside the Newark facility, which has been plagued by anti-ICE protests for the past week.In an update on the situation, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport stressed that most protesters complied with state police’s request to let vehicles carrying federal officials pass through the crowd. However, there were a select few people who did not obey.
“A limited number did not comply with repeated requests to clear a safe passage for the vehicles and took dangerous actions, including deploying fireworks and throwing gas canisters at law enforcement, that put everyone in harm’s way,” Davenport said. “To ensure the safety of everyone involved, including the overwhelmingly peaceful protesters at the facility, State Police temporarily cleared the area outside Delaney Hall.”
State police officer stand behind shields as they clear the area of protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies,, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)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, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)Protesters block ICE cars outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies,, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)A mounted state trooper faces a protester outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)State police officers stand behind shields as they clear the area of protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)Mounted New Jersey State Police troopers move towards protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies, Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
