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Senate Democrat pepper sprayed at protest outside ICE detention facility in New Jersey
Key takeaways
- 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.
- Kim, later Monday, said he saw chaos inside and outside of Delaney Hall, the detention center where around 300 migrants are holding a hunger and work strike against the center s conditions.
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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 agents surrounding a detained individual, with another showing him speaking with demonstrators.
Kim, later Monday, said he saw chaos inside and outside of Delaney Hall, the detention center where around 300 migrants are holding a hunger and work strike against the center s conditions.
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