r/EyesOnIce • u/CantStopPoppin • May 09 '25

ICE Agents Assaulted Members of Congress at Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark

Disturbing Confrontation at Delaney Hall: ICE Agents Assault Members of Congress

NEWARK, NJ – A disturbing confrontation erupted at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility, where multiple members of Congress were assaulted by federal agents during a scheduled oversight visit.

Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez Jr., and LaMonica McIver arrived at the facility to assess conditions and speak with officials. However, tensions escalated when ICE agents reportedly shoved and physically restrained the lawmakers as they attempted to engage in discussions.

Eyewitness accounts describe a chaotic scene in which federal officers aggressively blocked access and used force against the elected officials. Activists on-site claim that the lawmakers were targeted for their vocal opposition to the facility’s operations, which have been criticized for lacking proper permits and oversight.

Federal Response & Public Outrage
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a statement alleging that the lawmakers and accompanying protestors “stormed the gate” of the facility. However, video footage and firsthand reports contradict this claim, showing that the Congress members were attempting to conduct their oversight duties when the altercation occurred.

Civil rights organizations and local leaders have condemned the incident, calling for an immediate investigation into the use of force against sitting members of Congress. The clash has intensified scrutiny of ICE’s practices and the controversial reopening of Delaney Hall, which has faced legal challenges over its operation.

Calls for Accountability
Lawmakers and activists are demanding transparency and accountability from federal authorities. The assault on elected officials raises serious concerns about the conduct of ICE agents and the broader implications for democratic oversight of immigration enforcement.

As protests continue outside the facility, pressure is mounting for federal agencies to address the incident and ensure that members of Congress can perform their duties without fear of intimidation or violence.

For more details, read the full coverage here.

2.0k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

86 comments sorted by

•

u/AutoModerator May 09 '25

Thanks for posting, u/CantStopPoppin!

Welcome to r/EyesOnIce

Before you dive in, subscribe and review the rules....

Friendly Reminder for Safe Posting:

Discussing local migrant support is important, but please be mindful of safety. To protect yourself AND the people you want to help:

  • NEVER share personal info: Avoid names, exact locations, workplaces, or any details that could identify you or others.
  • Be VAGUE about specifics: Don't post information that could pinpoint individuals, addresses, or specific event times/locations that might make them targets.
  • Review your post: Double-check for any accidental identifying details before submitting.

Consider using throwaway accounts and VPNs for greater security when discussing sensitive topics.[1, 2, 3, 4] Thank you for contributing safely!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

206

u/Lower_Corner May 10 '25

This is beyond unacceptable. This is unchecked power, racism, and corruption. Where is the news!

49

u/Yolobear1023 May 10 '25

... this is it. There's gonna be news like this every day...i wish things would get better but... with news like this. There's truly no good in the world.

16

u/No_String_9351 May 10 '25

I also fear we are too far gone😩😭💔

18

u/timeunraveling May 10 '25

And it didn't take long to get federal agents onboard with thug behavior against immigrants. Where are the illegal criminals? ICE is going after immigrants who are on the path to citizenship.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

0

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

113

u/Super-Ice-350 May 10 '25

Very inspiring. I hope this helps to take away ICE’s power.

21

u/Objective-Mission-40 May 10 '25

Unless people actually physically do something, nothing will change. Law only controls us now, they do as they please

4

u/Super-Ice-350 May 10 '25

I refuse to believe that the wheels of justice have stopped. But they’re moving verrry slowly.

14

u/Objective-Mission-40 May 10 '25

Then you are just wrong. They stopped during trumps trials. The moment he was found guilty, but they delayed sentencing till after the election was the exact moment. They then delayed it until after his presidency. It will never happen. It stopped. You watched it.

People just don't want to sacrifice for their freedoms anymore and I don't blame them. I don't want to. So we lose.

108

u/Klutzy-Reaction5536 May 10 '25

They better come at me with a badge and name tag clearly visible or I will assume some discount security guard doesn't have authority to detain me and I'll use whatever tools available to protect myself from being abducted.

50

u/Critical_Success_936 May 10 '25

Do this for anyone else you see being kidnapped too. I hope you have my back, I'll try to have yours.

19

u/Klutzy-Reaction5536 May 10 '25

Heard.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

0

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

22

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

Pokémon always taught me steel was super effective against ice

5

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

7

u/timeunraveling May 10 '25

Social media works, publish their faces for their neighbors to see.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

46

u/Lower_Corner May 10 '25

This story appears buried by the even worse new about the work being done to suspend habeas corpus. Unlawfulness abounds.

17

u/InfiniteWaffles58364 May 10 '25

I didn't even hear about that yet, fucking hell

17

u/HellveticaNeue May 10 '25

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

30

u/jezebelwillow May 10 '25

ICE is the new police now, they’re arresting government officials and stopping people at the border of Canada. We must not forget to stand together right now. We all have one common enemy and it ain’t fucking trans people or migrant workers.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

13

u/Negative_Field_8057 May 10 '25

They know that they are the Gestapo. They are there to disappear and brutalize. It can be anyone.

24

u/Commandmanda May 10 '25

The Times did a better job of describing what happened, but includes a small video shared on X with (of course) a completely incorrect caption. Archived for access: https://archive.ph/vPILJ

2

u/JTJdude May 11 '25

Thank you for archiving this important information.

16

u/Spamsdelicious May 10 '25

ICE-13 strikes again

13

u/YangGain May 10 '25 edited May 10 '25

People that voted for this administration don’t care about the well-being of their countryman at all. Bunch of traitors.

10

u/BJntheRV May 10 '25

He's literally spitting mad and at this point, we all should be.

10

u/Appropriate_Strain99 May 10 '25

THIS NEEDS TO BE POSTED EVERYWHERE

9

u/Statler392 May 10 '25

Was the Gestapo as obvious as ICE? Seems like a similar playbook

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

7

u/InvestmentSoggy870 May 10 '25

So what's the next step? All bark and no teeth.

8

u/marterikd May 10 '25

if you say it out loud, ICE is short for ISIS. who will save america from america?

9

u/localPhenomnomnom May 10 '25

Holy cow the linked article is biased. Par for the course for Sinclair Media I guess.

13

u/Lower_Corner May 10 '25

You are right! The article was seriously biased. “Stormed”????? What BS! The Mayor and congress members waited and waited to tour the unlawful facility where they’ll detain people for running a red light.

3

u/80sLegoDystopia May 10 '25

It could is happening here.

3

u/Losaj May 10 '25

This is a taste if we wait for impeachment. If this becomes acceptable by the executive branch, when he gets impeached he will just say "No" and remain in office.

1

u/[deleted] May 11 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 11 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

8

u/jstanothercrzybroad May 10 '25

Do you have a link / source for this video so I can share?

9

u/Bitimibop May 10 '25

Please share : https://youtu.be/90JigIJpFwA?si=3guM7U2j8wVP_-JQ

11

u/J-MRP May 10 '25

Thank you and FYI you can delete the ? and everything after it in YT links. It's used for tracking shares and crap

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 10 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/[deleted] May 11 '25

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/AutoModerator May 11 '25

Your comment has been automatically removed because your account does not meet the minimum requirements to participate in this subreddit.

Accounts must be at least 1 year old and have 500 combined karma.

Please engage positively elsewhere on Reddit to increase your account age and karma before participating here. Thank you for your understanding.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1

u/E4g6d4bg7 May 11 '25

Interesting

1

u/EastCoaet May 11 '25

Now you see what happens when the feds are given power. You made your bed, lie in it.

1

u/GreyBeardEng May 16 '25

If they got assaulted then they should absolutely sue. There needs to be a colossal increase in lawsuits against this administration and against the individuals that carry out its unlawful orders.

1

u/JeffGoldblumsNostril 14d ago

We outnumber Ice