Newark: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested four people overnight following clashes between protesters and law enforcement outside an immigration detention center in New Jersey, US authorities said Saturday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that the arrests occurred after unrest near the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark.

According to Anadolu Agency, Mullin reported that on the night of June 5, 2026, ICE law enforcement officers apprehended four individuals for assaulting law enforcement officers, obstruction, and making threats. He also noted that New Jersey authorities separately arrested another individual accused of breaking a vehicle windshield. "Anyone who assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Rioters will not slow us down and ICE operations remain undeterred," Mullin emphasized in a post on the US social media platform X.

Last week, New Jersey State Police arrested several individuals outside the Delaney Hall facility following an emergency curfew imposed due to clashes between protesters and law enforcement. The unrest followed demonstrations at the privately operated immigration detention center. The facility has also been criticized by detainees, some of whom are reportedly on a hunger strike over what they describe as poor food quality and inadequate medical care.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has denied these allegations, accusing protesters of engaging in disorderly conduct and assaulting law enforcement officers.