ICE detainees at the New Jersey facility told a visiting Rep. Dan Goldman that the pepper spray attacks were “retribution for the ongoing hunger strike.”

Tensions rose outside Newark's Delaney Hall as protesters clashed with ICE over alleged poor conditions and a hunger strike by detainees.

Advocates for people in ICE detention say they’ve heard complaints of “inedible food” and “limited access or no access to medical care” from people in custody.