Senate Democrat pepper sprayed at protest outside ICE detention facility in New Jersey

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Source: the hill



Senate Democrat pepper sprayed at protest outside ICE detention facility in New Jersey

by Ryan Mancini - 05/25/26 10:35 PM ET



Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Monday was pepper-sprayed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers while demonstrators gathered outside an immigration detention facility in Newark, N.J.

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Kim, later Monday, said he saw “chaos inside and outside” of Delaney Hall, the detention center where around 300 migrants are holding a hunger and work strike against the center’s conditions.

“Detainees protesting the lack of due process, the disgusting food and poor treatment while their families and advocates stood outside calling for help,” he wrote on the social platform X. “Instead of engaging with me and others about the poor conditions, ICE sent in an armored vehicle and a line of armed agents that only poured gasoline on the fire.”

Kim said he saw ICE agents tackle and restrain demonstrators, while “agents fired pepper balls and spray into the crowd.”.................

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5894457-andy-kim-pepper-sprayed-delaney-hall/

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DISGRACEFUL: ICE agents tear-gassed U.S. Senator Andy Kim at Delaney Hall detention facility in NJ today!

Kim was supporting hunger-striking detainees protesting spoiled food, no medical care & extreme heat when federal agents unleashed tear gas & pepper spray. Kim struggled to breathe & injured his hand in the chaos.

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"Videos circulated online of mutual aid volunteers pouring water into Kim’s eyes while he held an ice pack in his hand. One video showed Kim speaking directly to ICE agents surrounding a detained individual, with another showing him speaking with demonstrators."



^^^ I remember this picture like it was yesterday!!

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[riversedge]

1. "10h This photo of Andy Kim in the moments before ICE gassed everyone at Delaney Hall is going into the history books. "

Paul A Dorfner
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This photo of Andy Kim in the moments before ICE gassed everyone at Delaney Hall is going into the history books.

We need more of this from our electeds.

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[IbogaProject]

4. Treason

Attacking an elected official is a serious crime.

[ananda]

7. What a brave soul!

I love Andy Kim.

[orangecrush]

2. MOTHERFUCKERS

[70sEraVet]

3. I'm glad you reminded us that it was Andy Kim on his knees....

cleaning the Capitol building.

[cbabe]

5. Why are these thugs not arrested?

[Chi67]

6. When?

When will our elected officials go to these facilities with armed escorts in order to gain access to these facilities? They cannot legally be denied access, it’s their duty to conduct oversight.

[chouchou]

8. We're so surprised that the ICE people act just like Republicans...

[generalbetrayus]

9. ICE is American English for Braunhemden (Brown Shirts).

[dlk]

10. Assault charges need to be filed

Lawbreakers need to see the inside of a jail cell and pay stiff fines.

With no accountability, this is only going to get much worse.

[Kid Berwyn]

11. "What I Witnessed and Experienced Today Was Shameful."

“Instead of engaging with me and others about the poor conditions, ICE sent in an armored vehicle and a line of armed agents that only poured gasoline on the fire. Civilians were tackled and restrained, and agents fired pepper balls and spray into the crowd,” said Kim. “Our country deserves accountability. Our country deserves the humane treatment of every person here. In fact, our Constitution demands this. What I witnessed and experienced today was shameful.”

“Delaney Hall is a failure; it’s this administration’s failure,” Kim added. “The only way to make this right for our communities is to shut it down and make sure the failures we’ve seen never happen again.”

Source: https://www.commondreams.org/news/andy-kim-pepper-sprayed-ice

[Evolve Dammit]

12. Police State. "You ain't seen shit yet". Director Hohlman