US senator says he was pepper sprayed by federal agents during protest at ICE facility
Senator Andy Kim reported being pepper sprayed by federal agents during a protest at a New Jersey ICE facility. The protest was in response to detainees staging a hunger strike over poor conditions. Kim described the situation as chaotic, with clashes between protesters and ICE agents escalating tensions.
- ▪Senator Andy Kim was pepper sprayed while trying to de-escalate a standoff between protesters and ICE agents.
- ▪Protesters were demonstrating against poor conditions at the Delaney Hall detention center, where detainees were on a hunger strike.
- ▪ICE agents used pepper spray and batons during the confrontation, leading to injuries among demonstrators.
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Senator Andy Kim attempts to broker an agreement between ICE agents and pro-immigration activists outside the Delaney Hall detention center on 25 May 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. Photograph: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenSenator Andy Kim attempts to broker an agreement between ICE agents and pro-immigration activists outside the Delaney Hall detention center on 25 May 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. Photograph: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty ImagesICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)US senator says he was pepper sprayed by federal agents during protest at ICE facilityDemocrat Andy Kim says he saw ‘chaos’ at the New Jersey ICE facility amid ‘standoff’ between protesters and agentsRichard Luscombe and Victoria BekiempisTue 26 May 2026 09.12 EDTLast…
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