New Jersey Governor: Outside Agitators Are Fueling ICE Protest Violence

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said out-of-state protesters are creating problems at an ICE detention facility.

People watch a burning barricade near the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies in Newark, N.J., on May 30, 2026. Andres Kudacki/AP Photo

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Saturday that people are coming from out of state to protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Newark and creating a dangerous situation.

“We know that people from outside of the state have been interfering in the protests and escalating them,” Sherrill said at a press conference. “Five of the six people arrested last night by state police were from outside New Jersey.”