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‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail
A day after ICE officials pepper-spray senator, tensions ramp up outside facility on fifth day of hunger and labor strike Chaos breaks out at New Jersey immigration detention center – in pictures Protests against immigration enforcement at a facility where detainees are on a hunger and labor strike erupted in fresh violence on Tuesday night as federal officers sprayed chemicals and charged demonstrators outside the jail in New Jersey. Following hours of relative quiet, a day after masked and armored Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) personnel pepper-sprayed US senator Andy Kim , tension ramped up again outside the Delaney Hall facility on the fifth day of the strike. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail, A day after ICE officials pepper-spray senator, tensions ramp up outside facility on fifth day of hunger and labor strike Chaos breaks out at New Jersey immigration detention center – in pictures Protests against immigration enforcement at a facility where detainees are on a hunger and labor strike erupted in fresh violence on Tuesday night as federal officers sprayed chemicals and charged demonstrators outside the jail in New Jersey. Following hours of relative quiet, a day after masked and armored Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) personnel pepper-sprayed US senator Andy Kim , tension ramped up again outside the Delaney Hall facility on the fifth day of the strike. Continue reading…
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- ‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jailThe Guardian - 2026-05-27T18:48:39+00:00
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