anti-ICE agitators

A day after New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill praised peaceful protests outside an ICE facility, the Department of Justice announced a search for an agitator who threatened to kill a federal agent and their family. Sherrill called for de-escalation, while Attorney General Todd Blanche condemned the threats as a federal crime. Protests at Delaney Hall have turned violent, with clashes between anti-ICE demonstrators and federal agents over alleged poor conditions.

An anti-ICE agitator threatened to kill a federal agent and their family, prompting the Department of Justice to issue a search. A day earlier, Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill praised 'peaceful protesting' at the same ICE facility, though tensions have since escalated with violent clashes and allegations of poor conditions at Delaney Hall detention center.

Violent clashes erupted between anti-ICE protesters and federal agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, as demonstrators threw mattresses and wooden pallets. The protests, fueled by allegations of substandard conditions for detainees, led to arrests and confrontations involving batons, pepper spray, and pepper balls. The Department of Homeland Security denied claims of poor treatment, asserting detainees receive adequate care.

Department of Homeland Security General Counsel James Percival faced death threats and disruptions during a talk at UCLA School of Law hosted by the Federalist Society. Protesters booed, insulted him, and created chaos, while the university defended the event as an exercise in free speech but was criticized by Percival for failing to maintain order.