Democrats and Republicans Clash Over New Jersey Rep Facing Charges After Scuffle Outside ICE Facility

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House Republicans claim the lawmaker who participated in a protest at the facility engaged in ‘obstruction,’ not oversight.

Democrats and Republicans Clash Over New Jersey Rep Facing Charges After Scuffle Outside ICE Facility

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confronts ICE agents at a demonstration outside the Delany Hall ICE Facility on May 7, 2025. Timothy A. Clary/AFP

Darlene McCormick Sanchez

5/20/2025Updated: 5/20/2025

Democrats and Republicans clashed during a House hearing over charges faced by a Democratic congresswoman over a scuffle outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in New Jersey this month.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing titled Examining Threats to ICE Operations on May 20 that focused on events at the Delany Hall ICE Facility in Newark.

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