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On which planet are ICE agents firing tear gas into the United States?
Um, that would be a planet, I think.
Sen. Andy Kim, a New Jersey Democrat, was trying to mediate between the protesters and the hunger strike at the ICE detention center, Delaney Hall, in Newark.
Kim was allowed in only after subpoenaing Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former Senate colleague.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, DN.J., outside the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark. (Sen. Andy Kim ; X)
Here’s what Kim explained on Facebook:
“An 18-year-old high school student crying that he just wants to graduate from high school.”
“The woman who miscarried left to control herself.”
“A mother is not allowed to spend more than a few minutes with a 4-month-old.”
It continued in that vein.
“Our government should focus on helping the American people to be able to pay for their lives, not locking people up in detention centers for profit,” he said.
Outside, the senator positioned himself between ICE agents and protesters, with his arms raised, according to NJ.com. The agents fired their chemical irritants, hitting Kim and many in the crowd. Doctors were later photographed washing Kim’s eyes.
The new governor of New Jersey, Democrat Mikie Sherrill, showed up and was denied entry to the detention center.
“What I heard from them hurt me,” said Sherrill referring to family members and lawyers.
What are these people trying to hide, anyway? To overthrow the ruler of the country?
Sherrill said he has heard from relatives of prisoners complaining about spoiled food and a lack of medical care.
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New Jersey Governor Mikey Sherrill and Sen. Andy Kim, DN.J., stand outside Newark, New Jersey’s Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on 5/25/26. (Governor Mikee Sherrill)
Mullin accused Sherrill, Cory Booker and other Jersey Democrats of “insulting ICE law enforcement” and said there was no hunger strike or substandard conditions at the facility. “They should thank the law enforcement for removing these killers, molesters, rapists and drug traffickers from their province.
After the tragic shooting of two American citizens, ICE has been out of the news for a while. That was the intention of Mullin, who said she would keep a low profile, in stark contrast to her ousted predecessor, Kristi Noem.
He also welcomed some changes, such as requiring agents to obtain a search warrant before entering a home, which would have avoided several embarrassing episodes of wrong addresses and mistaken identities.
As Mullin said at his confirmation hearing in March, “My goal in six months is that we’re not in the top story every day.” The White House wants to push back on the volatile issue heading into the midterms.
A major problem has been poorly trained agents who were allowed to join the force on a shortened 47-day schedule. Mullin reinstated the standard 72-day curriculum.
Look, many ICE agents are trying to do dangerous work under difficult circumstances. Hundreds of people have been charged with assaulting or obstructing a government official.
Making matters worse are claims that some ICE agents have yet to receive their full paychecks or a promised $50,000 sign-up bonus.
I don’t care about for-profit detention centers, but what choice do they have? There are not enough prison cells to hold all these prisoners. Delaney Hall, for example, holds up to 1,000 of them.
An ICE agent uses a paintball gun on an armored car amid ongoing protests at the New Jersey Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey. 5/26/26. (WNYW)
The lawyer says that 74 cases were assigned to one judge in one day.
But poor care is not acceptable. We often hear the phrase “no one is above the law.”
If ICE was proud of these facilities, why would they block people like the governor from entering? We’re talking about testing Iranian nuclear development – why isn’t Delaney Hall open to senior elected officials to see how taxpayer dollars are being spent inside? State and federal prisons are regularly inspected.
This should be a must for anyone running these sites. And apparently they have a lot they want to keep secret.
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