Trump Dismisses Delaney Hall Protesters as ‘Paid’ Amid Growing Scrutiny of ICE Detention Facility

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said detainees were receiving proper care despite protests and allegations of poor conditions.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stand guard in front of protesters outside Delaney Hall, which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark, N.J., on May 27, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

President Donald Trump has dismissed protesters outside a New Jersey immigration detention facility as “fake” and “paid for” as demonstrations intensified and Democratic lawmakers demanded investigations into conditions inside the center.

Video footage from the scene showed protesters clashing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outside the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, on May 25 as tensions escalated over immigration enforcement.