Pro-ICE counterprotestors faced off with immigrant rights demonstrators outside Newark’s Delaney Hall on Saturday, marking the ninth day of protests over conditions inside the detention center.
Immigrant rights advocates, families and allies have held daily vigils outside the facility since detainees inside began a hunger and labor strike on May 22. Those strikers have released a letter, saying they were served expired food, are not receiving proper medical care and have been denied due process for their immigration cases.
Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin has denied these claims stating Wednesday that the detainees are receiving the “calories they want.”
The protests have escalated in the evenings over the last week as immigration officials have clashed with demonstrators. The facility has become a flashpoint for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy, with more detainees at other immigrant detention centers across the country conducting their own hunger strikes.
Below are photos from Saturday’s protests, courtesy of NJ NewsWire:
A pro-ICE demonstrator reacts while supporters hold signs backing ICE outside Delaney Hall in Newark on May 30, 2026. The rally drew counterprotesters, media and law enforcement to the detention facility during a day of competing demonstrations over federal immigration policy. Credit: Suzette Lucas/NJ NewsWireSupporters of ICE and President Donald Trump’s immigration policies argue with anti-ICE demonstrators outside Delaney Hall on May 30, 2026 in Newark, while calling for the closure of the detention facility. Police established barriers separating the two groups, and no violence was reported. Approximately 75 pro-ICE supporters and 200 anti-ICE demonstrators attended the event. Credit: Thomas E. Franklin/NJ NewsWireDemonstrators against ICE and President Donald Trump’s immigration policies gather outside Delaney Hall on May 30, 2026 in Newark while anti-ICE demonstrators call for the closure of the detention facility. Credit: Thomas E. Franklin/NJ NewsWirePolice officers in riot gear stand in formation behind shields outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, on May 30, 2026. The line of officers formed near the detention facility as demonstrations continued throughout the day. Credit: Suzette Lucas/NJ NewsWireU.S. veteran and independent media activist who goes by “Jolly Good Ginger” leads protesters against ICE and President Donald Trump’s immigration policies gather outside Delaney Hall on Saturday morning in Newark, New Jersey, while anti-ICE demonstrators call for the closure of the detention facility. Credit: Thomas E. Franklin/NJ NewsWireAnti-ICE demonstrators hold signs calling for Delaney Hall to be shut down during a protest outside the immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, on May 30, 2026. Credit: Suzette Lucas/NJ NewsWireAnti-ICE demonstrators speak through megaphones during a protest outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, on May 30, 2026. Credit: Suzette Lucas/NJ NewsWireNewark and local police officers push back members of the media and demonstrators outside Delaney Hall on Saturday morning in Newark, as supporters of ICE and Trump’s immigration policies rally near anti-ICE demonstrators calling for the closure of the detention facility. Credit: Thomas E. Franklin/NJ NewsWireA pro-ICE demonstrator gestures while holding a sign supporting ICE outside Delaney Hall in Newark on May 30, 2026. Supporters gathered behind barricades as counterprotesters, police and media remained nearby during demonstrations over immigration detention. Credit: by Suzette Lucas/NJ NewsWireSupporters of ICE and Trump’s immigration policies gather outside Delaney Hall on May 30, 2026 in Newark while anti-ICE demonstrators call for the closure of the detention facility. Credit: Thomas E. Franklin/NJ NewsWireA flag depicting President Donald Trump as a king is displayed by a supporter of ICE and Trump’s immigration policies outside Delaney Hall on May 30, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. Credit: Thomas E. Franklin/NJ NewsWireA supporter of ICE and Trump’s immigration policies walks with a police support flag outside Delaney Hall in Newark on May 30, 2026. Credit: Thomas E. Franklin/NJ NewsWireFlowers lie on the pavement outside Delaney Hall in Newark on May 30, 2026. Credit: Suzette Lucas/NJ NewsWire
