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‘We won’t stop until they’re free’: protesters outside a New Jersey ICE facility in their own words

The Guardian UK Thursday 28 May 2026, 21:24 UTC By Lex McMenamin 1 min read
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Over 300 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees at Delaney Hall in New Jersey have been on a hunger and labour strike for six days. Meanwhile, a tense but energized crowd of protesters rallied outside the facility, distributing supplies and chanting in solidarity with the detainees.

Organizers rally outside Delaney Hall, facing violent clashes with agents, as over 300 detainees are on hunger strike

Wednesday marked the sixth day that more than 300 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees were on a hunger and labor strike at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey. Meanwhile, the mood amid the dozens of organizers and community members rallying outside the facility was tense but energized with support.

Masked protesters circulated, handing out water bottles, personal protective equipment and oranges. A few attenders who travel across the country to ICE protests wherever they occur – such as a man with a karaoke machine in a giraffe costume – trolled the ICE agents, successfully getting a giggle out of one of the few agents with his face exposed. Passing tractor-trailers on the busy industrial road punctuated protest chants with long, extended honking in solidarity.

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