Senate Democrat Pepper Sprayed at Protest Outside ICE Detention Facility in New Jersey
Kim said he was struck in the hand and treated after ICE fired pepper-spray balls into protesters outside the Newark detention center.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deployed pepper-spray balls on Monday outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, apparently striking Sen. Andy Kim as he positioned himself between ICE officers and protesters to de-escalate tensions.
- Detainees launched a hunger strike Friday protesting spoiled food and inadequate medical care, with an open letter from nearly 300 detainees earlier this month citing poor conditions and denied due process; demonstrators blocked ICE's Sunday attempt to transfer Martin Soto, a Peruvian immigrant detained since February.
- During Saturday conversations with dozens of detainees, Kim documented accounts of spoiled food, inadequate medical care, and retaliation threats; detainees reported they faced transfer and visitation cuts if protests continued, while approximately 125 people surrounded the facility forming a human chain.
- The Department of Homeland Security disputed accounts Monday night, claiming no individuals were directly struck by pepper balls and that officers issued lawful verbal commands; DHS Secretary Lauren Bis denied hunger strike allegations, suggesting sanctuary politicians should thank ICE for detaining dangerous criminals.
- Federal law permits congressional visits to detention facilities without advance notice, though the Trump administration has restricted such access; Rep. Rob Menendez was denied entry for 18 hours, and Gov. Mikie Sherrill is pushing to shut down the facility and block a proposed detention center in Roxbury.
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US senator gassed by ICE at detention center protest
What happenedNew Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) and other lawmakers on Monday joined a protest outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, where detainees are on hunger strike amid complaints of rotten food and inadequate medical care. The Trump administration’s denial of a request for access to the facility raised “serious questions about what they are trying to hide from public view,” Sherrill said in a state…
Senator Kim Faces Pepper Spray During Protests at Immigration Facility
During a protest at an immigration detention center, Senator Andy Kim was pepper-sprayed as he engaged with demonstrators. Advocates demand better treatment for detainees, while officials claim the situation escalated unnecessarily. The post Senator Kim Faces Pepper Spray During Protests at Immigration Facility appeared first on News Addicts.
ICE Agents Hit Senator With Pepper Spray
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) was one of the protestors hit by pepper spray by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Monday. Demonstrators were outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey. Delaney Hall is an immigrant detention facility and the place where some inmates are on a hunger strike to protest conditions at the facility. The facility holds up to 1,000 inmates. According to NJ.com, Kim attempted to negotiate an agreement between agents and…
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