Delaney Hall, pepper balls and ICE Detention Center

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Agents use pepper spray, pepper balls at Delaney Hall. How they work
Protests against treatment of people detained at Delaney Hall turned physical on Memorial Day when officers used pepper spray against attendees, including U.S. Sen. Andy Kim.

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ICE agents pepper spray protesters, N.J. senator in clash outside Delaney Hall in Newark
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Lawmakers react after U.S. senator allegedly pepper sprayed by ICE
Are ICE detainees on a hunger strike? What's happening at Delaney Hall
Immigration protesters outside Delaney Hall immigrant detention center say some detainees inside have been forgoing food for days in a bid for freedom.

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Violent clashes erupt outside Newark’s Delaney Hall amid labor, hunger strikes
ICE Agents and Protesters Clash Outside New Jersey Detention Facility
DHS chief blasts Democrats for staging 'all for show' protest at Newark ICE detention facility on Memorial Day
"It's like it was all for show," Mullin said. "And at the same time, they're trying to tell me they were trying to de-escalate the situation when you had Antifa flags flying out there."

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A hunger strike at an ICE facility in New Jersey has spurred protests. Here’s what we know.
A hunger strike, protests and a pepper-sprayed U.S. senator: Inside a violent holiday weekend at N.J.’s private ICE jail

Was Sen. Andy Kim pepper sprayed by ICE at protest outside New Jersey detention facility?

Kim visited Delaney Hall on May 25, 2026, and later described a confrontation outside the facility between protesters and federal agents.

U.S. Lawmakers Demand Reforms to Immigration Officers’ Use of Tear Gas and Pepper Spray

A ProPublica investigation found that scores of children were hurt by these chemicals during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Lawmakers say the findings show more restrictions are needed.
Arizona Mirror

911 call reveals ICE pepper-sprayed 47 detainees in overcrowded Mesa holding facility

ICE used pepper spray on 47 detainees in an overcrowded Mesa facility room, a 911 call obtained by the Arizona Mirror reveals
The Daily Signal

‘Using Pepper Spray on Police Officers Is a Very Bad Idea,’ Judge Says to Heritage Foundation Protester

Nathaniel Craig Wetter Taylor, the protester who allegedly pepper-sprayed security officers outside The Heritage Foundation Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in a Washington, D.C., arraignment Thursday. Taylor faces two misdemeanor counts ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Officer on leave for using pepper spray during girls brawl at LA County juvenile facility

A Los Angeles County probation officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation for carrying and using pepper spray during a ...
Arizona Mirror

Stanton, Ansari and Grijalva demand ICE answer for pepper-spraying 47 overcrowded detainees

Three Arizona Democrats demand ICE answers about using pepper-spray on 47 detainees at the Mesa AROCC facility

Omaha police use pepper spray and Tasers during large fight in Old Market

Omaha police broke up a fight involving about 200 people by using chemical irritants in The Old Market
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Pepper spray only for protection, not crowd dispersal, Little Rock School District official says after incident

Little Rock School District officials said they're taking steps to address the use of pepper spray in schools following a recent incident at one of the district's high schools. During a work session Thursday, William El-Amin, the school district's safety ...