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Civil Liberties·Severity 5Crisis·Newark, NJ

‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail

Delaney Hall — triggers: hunger strike [NJ]. <p>A day after ICE officials pepper-spray senator, tensions ramp up outside facility on fifth day of hunger and labor strike</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2026/may/27/new-jersey-immigration-detention-pictures">Chaos breaks out at New Jersey immigration detention center – in pictures

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    The Guardian

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    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/new-jersey-ice-immigration
    <p>A day after ICE officials pepper-spray senator, tensions ramp up outside facility on fifth day of hunger and labor strike</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2026/may/27/new-jersey-immigration-detention-pictures">Chaos breaks out at New Jersey immigration detention center – in pictures</a></p></li></ul><p>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 o