Anti-ICE protesters disperse during clashes with law enforcement officers outside the Delaney Hall detention center on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis). Photo: APPrefer us on GoogleNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Protesters and law enforcement clashed outside a New Jersey detention center as demonstrators gathered near the entrance gates.____This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.Protesters raise their hands as law enforcement officers surround them outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray). Photo: APProtesters remove fences as they clash with the police outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APProtesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APProtesters raise their hands as law enforcement officers surround them outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray). Photo: APAn ICE agent holds his baton, with tattoos of skulls on his arm, outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APA brick sits on the hood of a damaged Department of Homeland Security vehicle outside the Delaney Hall detention center following a protest Friday, May 29, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APProtesters and ICE agents clash outside the Delaney Hall detention center after demonstrators stood by the entrance gates to protest the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APProtesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APLaw enforcement officers detain a protester outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray). Photo: APPolice pass over a barricade as they clash with protesters near the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APProtesters barricade the entrance gates outside the Delaney Hall detention on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APFederal immigration officers pepper spray protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis). Photo: APProtesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APAn ICE agent chases with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APA protester performs in front of ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APProtesters and ICE agents clash on the middle of the road outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APState 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). Photo: APAn ICE agent removes a tire from the road as agents clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APA broken umbrella is seen after federal immigration officers ripped the fabric off as they confront protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis). Photo: APA protester talks to masked federal agents standing outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig). Photo: APA protester throws a traffic cone to an ICE agent outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APPolice stand behind their shields as they prepare to clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APA protester holds a sign as ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APA detained migrant has a laser pointed at him as he stands by the window while ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: APProtesters 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). Photo: APAn anti-ICE protester shows what appears to be a wound from a rubber bullet during a clashes with law enforcement outside the Delaney Hall detention center on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis). Photo: APA masked ICE agent stands guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki). Photo: AP
Protesters clash with law enforcement outside a New Jersey detention center, in photos
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Protesters and law enforcement clashed outside a New Jersey detention center as demonstrators gathered near the entrance gates.
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Anti-ICE protesters clashed repeatedly with law enforcement outside Newark's Delaney Hall detention center across six days (May 26–31, 2026), with pepper spray deployed, vehicles damaged, and multiple arrests recorded. The escalation signals growing operational risk for companies managing compliance-sensitive facilities or federal contracts in jurisdictions where immigration enforcement is a flashpoint for sustained civil disruption.
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