Congress members visit Whipple Federal Building: "I was shocked to see that everyone in here has leg restraints"

Reps. Omar, Jayapal seek answers on ICE activity at Whipple Federal Building

 

Congress members visit Whipple Federal Building: "I was shocked to see that everyone in here has leg restraints"

By Jennifer Mayerle

July 24, 2026 / 7:06 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been taking people they detain in Minnesota to the Whipple Federal Building for processing. On Friday, members of Congress were there for an oversight visit.

Democratic U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Pramila Jayapal of Washington state made their way into the building midday, calling congressional oversight their duty.

"I was shocked to see that everyone in here has leg restraints. That is not common practice in holding facilities and detention centers. And apparently, that is the practice when you are picked up to when you are released," Jayapal said.

They did learn some information about detainees despite saying they had to sign paperwork, agreeing they wouldn't interact with them.

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Ms. Rachel teams up with N.J. Democrat to protest Delaney Hall: ‘It just broke my heart’

Updated: Jun. 11, 2026, 10:15 p.m.
|Published: Jun. 10, 2026, 9:37 a.m.

Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J, speaks during a Senate Homeland Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)AP


By Lauren Sforza | NJ.com


Ms. Rachel, a popular children’s entertainer, teamed up with U.S. Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Tuesday to condemn the separation of children from their parents detained at Delaney Hall.

Ms. Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, visited the immigrant detention center in Newark on Monday to meet with children whose parents have been detained. In recent months, she has been an outspoken advocate of children and their families who have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

In a video shared by Kim on Tuesday, Ms. Rachel described her visit to Delaney Hall. She also blasted Dilley Immigration Processing Center — a detention center in Texas — for detaining children.

Ms. Rachel thanked Kim for speaking out against the conditions of Delaney Hall and showed him letters from children being held in the Texas detention center. The video was taken in the Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

“Senator Kim, thank you so much for taking the time to look at the letters and the children at Dilley Immigration Detention Center, who’ve been in there sometimes for many months and who are still there now, and for reading their words and hearing their voices. It means the world to us,” she told Kim.

“I also want to thank you so much for all you’ve done for Delaney Hall. I was there yesterday, and I was up till 2am worried about these kids and families. They’re so wonderful, and they just miss their parents so much. And the trauma was just very obvious. And it just broke my heart,” she said.

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Signal Chat Exposes NJ ICE Delaney Hall Protest Structure

 

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DHS Highlights Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested in Sanctuary New Jersey in the Last Week Amid Leftist Smears Against ICE

DHS Highlights Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested in Sanctuary New Jersey in the Last Week Amid Leftist Smears Against ICE

Release Date: June 2, 2026


Sanctuary politicians need to stop peddling false smears about ICE detention facilities and start thanking ICE law enforcement officers for getting these thugs off New Jersey streets

WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement highlighting criminal illegal aliens U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested in New Jersey over the last week, including murderers, sexual predators, burglars, and violent assailants.

“While sanctuary politicians and leftist agitators spread false smears about the Delaney Hall ICE facility, the brave men and women of ICE are still hard at work removing criminal illegal aliens from New Jersey. In New Jersey, they have removed dangerous criminal illegal aliens with criminal histories that include voluntary manslaughter, sex assault, burglary, fraud, terroristic threats, and aggravated assault,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “These sanctuary politicians need to stop peddling false smears about ICE detention facilities and start thanking ICE law enforcement officers for getting these thugs off New Jersey streets. We will not let violent rioters slow us down from making America safe again.”

BREAKING: ICE Protests as Lawsuit Filed to SHUT DOWN Delaney Hall ICE Prison

Anti-ICE protesters pooling cash for riot gear, military-grade goggles to fuel Newark mayhem

N.Y. Post cover Sunday, May 31, 2026

By
Katherine Donlevy,
Geoff Earle and
Gabrielle Fahmy

Published May 30, 2026
Updated May 30, 2026, 5:23 p.m. ET


Anti-ICE protesters are pooling cash to deliver riot gear to the front lines of the ongoing chaos in Newark outside the Delaney Hall detention center — fueling criticism that the mayhem is a well-funded, coordinated effort by outside “extremists.”

Donations are pouring in to help the protesters buy “helmets” and “knee/wrist/shin/arm guards” along with military-grade goggles to stay outside Delaney Hall, according to one list blasted out on social media by lefty political activist group the 50501 Movement, which was behind the No Kings anti-President Trump rallies.

The protesters specifically listed MIL-PRF-32432 shatterproof goggles — which are considered “U.S. military specification” that ensures protection from “battlefield-level projectile threats” — on their wish list.

Protesters asked for a wish list of supplies amid the ongoing demonstrations in Newark.

Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post

The armor was listed as a high-priority need to be dropped at the chaotic protest site, while organizers from further away were supporting the purchases by sending cash to the personal Venmo of organizer Jenny Garcia.

The tools are allegedly necessary for their battle against the “ICE Gestapo,” according to Virginia-based 50501, which formed last year and was behind an eponymous nationwide protest. Its name stands for “50 protests. 50 states. 1 day.”

“This is professionalizing an attack on federal officials, and it makes it dangerous for everyone, makes it dangerous for themselves, for elected officials, for the obviously for the men and women who work there, and it’s totally unacceptable,” Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) told The Post.

“It makes you think that they obviously want to get involved in bruising altercations that they’re going to be aggressive, and if they are, they should be arrested. That is not what a peaceful protest is. That is not what First Amendment rights are,” he continued, calling the demonstrations “virtue signaling.”

The untold amount of pooled money was also being spent on wheelchairs, P100 respirators — which are considered “oil-proof” — Sudecon, a decontamination wipe used to remove irritants such as pepper spray, and “welding gloves for incoming tear gas cannisters.”

NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill gives updates on Delaney Hall protests in Newark

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Anti-ICE Protest Standoff at Delaney Hall - Newark, New Jersey

Gregg Jarrett: Lawmakers are embracing lawlessness

 

 

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Tear Gas and Barricades Outside Newark ICE Center as Protests Escalate | APT

 

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LIVE PROTEST COVERAGE – NEWARK NEW JERSEY DELANEY HALL - ICE DETENTION CENTER 🚨 5/29/2026

Governor Sherrill Holds Press Conference Regarding Public Safety Outside Delaney Hall

 

DHS Tells Agents to Ignore State Mask Bans During Operations

By Solange Reyner | Friday, 29 May 2026 12:32 PM EDT


The Department of Homeland Security has instructed federal immigration officers that they are not required to comply with state and local laws restricting the use of face masks while carrying out their official duties, according to an internal agency memo reviewed by The New York Times.

The May 15 memo from the department's general counsel was issued amid growing disputes between federal immigration authorities and Democrat-led states over enforcement operations and the conduct of federal agents.

According to the memo, federal officers are "not legally required to comply with state and local mask prohibitions while carrying out their official duties."

It further advised agents to "freely perform their authorized duties without concern for state interference or fear of prosecution."

The guidance comes more than a week after New York state lawmakers approved a wide-ranging public protection and government operations bill that includes immigration-related measures limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and expanding protections for immigrants and undocumented students.

The legislation, passed as part of the state budget process for the 2026-27 fiscal year, would restrict actions that state and municipal employees can take in connection with federal immigration enforcement, create new protections for schools and sensitive locations and establish a new immigrant trust office within the state attorney general's office.

DHS has argued that federal law generally preempts state and local regulations that interfere with the execution of federal duties.

The memo reinforces that position by assuring officers that they can continue wearing masks during enforcement operations regardless of state or local requirements.

The issue has drawn heightened attention as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have conducted enforcement actions in major cities, often while wearing tactical gear and face coverings.

Immigration advocates and some elected officials have criticized the practice, saying it makes it difficult for the public to identify officers and distinguish them from private individuals.

Federal officials have defended the use of masks, citing safety concerns and a rise in threats directed at immigration officers.

Jen Goodman, a spokeswoman for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, told the Times that any "ICE agent who comes to New York and violates our laws will be held accountable."

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Federal agents in New Jersey beat back anti-ICE agitators in chaos outside Delaney Hall detention facility

Confrontation follows days of protests over alleged hunger strike and conditions at the privately run facility

By Stephen Sorace Fox News
Published May 27, 2026 10:23am EDT

Federal agents in New Jersey beat back anti-ICE agitators in chaos outside Delaney Hall detention facility

Federal agents and anti-ICE agitators clashed outside the Delaney Hall detention facility in New Jersey. (Credit: FNTV)

Federal agents deployed pepper spray and beat back anti-ICE agitators outside the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey on Tuesday night, following days of chaos outside the privately run facility.

The confrontation, captured on video shared by FreedomNewsTV, shows the agitators trying to stop vehicles from leaving Delaney Hall in Newark. Authorities are seen attempting to stop agitators from obstructing vehicles and clearing them from the road.

The video shows the encounter turned physical as federal agents forcibly pushed back agitators who made contact with the hood of a vehicle trying to leave the facility. Some agents were also seen deploying pepper spray while others used batons against the agitators.

BLUE STATE ICE FACILITY RAMPS UP SECURITY WITH NEW BARRICADES AMID CLASHES WITH PROTESTERS

Federal agents pushed back anti-ICE agitators who were blocking vehicles from leaving Delaney Hall, a privately run immigration detention facility, in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (FNTV)

On Tuesday night, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin addressed the latest confrontation in a post on X.

"ICE law enforcement officers were assaulted by anti-ICE rioters who sprayed law enforcement with an unknown chemical substance," Mullin wrote, adding that two individuals were arrested for allegedly assaulting, resisting and impeding federal officers.

Federal agents were seen hitting some agitators with batons during the encounter outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (FNTV)

The clashes extended a weekend protest over conditions for detainees in the facility, prompted by a reported hunger strike undertaken by the detainees themselves.

Mullin on Monday denied the claims, writing, "There is NO hunger strike at Delaney Hall. There are no subprime conditions."

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Markwayne Mullin tells ICE hunger-strikers who want 'ethnic food' to 'go back to their country'

Story by Peter Rubinstein • 11h 

U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat described the conditions at the Newark facility as "inhumane" and vowed to shut the center down (Image: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

© AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin channeled the same anti-immigrant rhetoric as Trump on Wednesday, claiming that the New Jersey ICE facility detainees on hunger strike are only doing so because they want "ethnic food."

"There was only a handful of individuals that was refusing to eat because they want their ethnic group, or their ethnic-right food. Well, they can go back to their country and get whatever food they want," Mullin said during a televised Cabinet meeting. “The fact is, we’re giving them the calories they want. This isn’t Holiday Inn.”

His comments came after Democratic members of Congress who visited Delaney Hall in Newark said detainees are being given small portions of food that "very often" contain maggots. U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat described the conditions as "inhumane" and vowed to shut the center down.

Protesters have been demonstrating for days and asserting that detainees at the New Jersey facility are on a hunger strike.

U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, a Manhattan Democrat, said that the only medication they receive is Tylenol.

The lawmakers addressed protesters and family members of detainees demonstrating outside the facility’s security gate after their visits© Kyle Mazza/Shutterstock

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