Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) says he is pepper-sprayed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during a protest outside a Newark, New Jersey immigration detention facility. Multiple outlets report that demonstrators and ICE personnel are gathered near Delaney Hall, where detainees reportedly are staging a hunger or work strike over conditions attorneys describe as inadequate. Video shared online shows Kim speaking outside the facility and later receiving help from a mutual aid volunteer who pours water into his eyes while he holds an ice pack. The accounts also describe a confrontation between protesters and federal agents at the site, with Kim saying he witnesses “chaos” during what is described as a standoff between protesters and ICE officers. Other reports focus on Kim criticizing ICE’s actions after the incident. The outlets agree that the event occurs Monday in Newark during a demonstration supporting detainees and that Kim’s injuries are linked to pepper spray used by ICE officers. The reports do not present details from ICE officers on the incident itself.
Sen. Andy Kim says ICE agents pepper-sprayed him during protest at Newark detention facility
Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) says he is pepper-sprayed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during a protest outside a Newark, New Jersey immigration detention facility. Multiple outlets report t...
- Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) says he was pepper-sprayed by ICE officers during a protest outside an ICE detention facility in Newark, N.J.
- Demonstrators gather outside Delaney Hall as support for detainees, with attorneys describing a hunger or work strike.
- Videos circulated online show Kim speaking during the protest and later receiving assistance from a volunteer pouring water into his eyes while he holds an ice pack.
- Multiple outlets describe a standoff or clashes between protesters and ICE personnel at the facility.
- Kim publicly criticizes ICE’s actions following the incident.
Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) lashed out at ICE for "dangerous" actions after being hit with pepper spray during a protest outside a Newark facility. The post Senator Pepper-Sprayed by ICE Slams Agency’s ‘Dangerous’ Actions first appeared on Mediaite.
3 months agoClashes broke out Monday outside a Newark immigration detention facility after demonstrators gathered in support of detainees who attorneys say launched a hunger and work strike Friday over conditions they allege are inhumane at the privately run facility. Sen. Andy Kim, a Democrat, said he was caught in a cloud of pepper spray deployed by ICE agents.
3 months agoSen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) was caught in the protests outside the facility
3 months agoDemocrat Andy Kim says he saw ‘chaos’ at the New Jersey ICE facility amid ‘standoff’ between protesters and agentsAndy Kim, a Democratic senator, said he was pepper sprayed by federal agents on Monday during a protest at a New Jersey detention facility.Video posted on social media showed Kim receiving help from a volunteer who is seen pouring water in his eyes outside Delaney Hall in Newark, where detainees are reportedly staging a hunger strike against poor conditions and denial of medical care. Continue reading...
3 months agoSen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Monday was pepper-sprayed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers while demonstrators gathered outside an immigration detention facility in Newark, N.J. Videos circulated online of mutual aid volunteers pouring water into Kim's eyes while he held an ice pack in his hand. One video showed Kim speaking directly to ICE...
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