The scene outside Delaney Hall detention center turned chaotic again Friday night with more clashes between anti-ICE protesters and agents – despite New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s attempt to establish a “peaceful” protest zone.
The mob throughout the night continued their vile chants and ignored orders from police to disperse or face arrests as law enforcement used tear gas and pepper spray to restrain the unruly crowd, according to footage of the clashes.
“Kill yourself, quit your job, quit your job,” the rabble-rousers chanted at one point.
“F—k ICE,” they added.
Some officers on horseback tried to force the protesters away from the Newark facility after others in full riot gear holding shields held a solid line, the video shows.
Demonstrators were seen breaching an orange protective fence at the facility, dragging the barrier to the sides of the street and continuing to trespass.
Sherrill had announced Friday afternoon that the “peaceful” protest zones would be established “immediately” and that “we all need to do everything we can to cool things down now.”
The governor claimed that she will not give ICE “the pretext to expand operations” in New Jersey.
“Our top priority is public safety – and we need to take this opportunity to lower the temperature now,” she added.
The protests erupted over Memorial Day weekend after detainees reported inhumane conditions, including extreme overcrowding, low-quality food and limited access to hot water.
The Trump administration has countered that the standard of living at Delaney Hall is higher than most US prisons.
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