Delaney Hall ICE protests escalate after Sherrill denied access by DHS

Protests escalated Monday outside Delaney Hall , a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Newark , New Jersey, after Gov. Mikie Sherrill was denied access to the complex. ICE agents in riot gear arrived late Monday afternoon and started removing protesters who were blocking the entrance to Delaney Hall and demanding answers about how detainees are being treated. Some protesters were throwing objects at the agents, who also deployed pepper spray. The situation intensified as protesters attempted to form a human chain at the exit to Delaney Hall. Agents wearing riot gear pushed the large crowd back in an attempt to pull out a military-style vehicle, but protesters did not move, and some threw objects. U.S. Sen. Andy Kim had tried to deescalate the situation, asking protesters to step back from the agents. Protesters outside Delaney Hall in Newark. CBS News New York "You see how much that they are trying to hide what's happening here, intentionally trying to do that," he said earlier amid the chaos, after he was allowed inside the facility with a congressional delegation. While relatives of Delaney Hall detainees have been protesting since Friday, alleging their relatives are being held in poor conditions and some are not receiving proper medical care, a new group of organized protesters joined in Monday. Late Monday evening, protesters started moving concrete slabs and orange barricades to block another entrance to the facility. …