Protesters confront ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Protesters and ICE agents clashed this week outside a New Jersey detention center as demonstrators gathered near the entrance gates to protest the transfer of detainees. ____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A detained migrant has a laser pointed at him as he stands by the window while ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)An ICE agent holds his baton, with tattoos of skulls on his arm, outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)Protestors and ICE agents clash outside the Delaney Hall detention center after demonstrators stood by the entrance gates to protest the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)A protester talks to masked federal agents standing outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)A protestor holds her hands up as ICE agents guard the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)ICE agents go after protestors outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)Protesters clash with ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)A masked ICE agent stands guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)Rev. Erich Kussman, from St. Bartholomew Lutheran church, second right, prays with an ICE agent outside Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)A protestor holds a sign as ICE agents stand guard outside the Delaney Hall detention during a protest against the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)An ICE agents clear the street outside the Delaney Hall detention center after clashing with protestors on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)ICE agents pepper spray protestors and media outside the Delaney Hall detention center during demonstrations near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)Protestors barride the entrance gates outside the Delaney Hall detention on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)A protester performs in front of ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center while demonstrating near the entrance gates, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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