NJ Gov Makes Stunning Admission As Newark Anti-ICE Clashes Turn Increasingly Violent

The anti-ICE crew was out again on Saturday at the ICE facility in Newark.

But this time, they weren't alone. Not only were they met with a lot of New Jersey State Police. But they also had counter-protesters come out against them. The police had the two groups sectioned off, behind barriers, into two separate sections.

ICE supporters chant “ICE ICE WE LOVE ICE!” as anti-ICE protesters shout back at them outside Delaney Hall.

New Jersey State Police are on scene. pic.twitter.com/Y2LvjNCxRe
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 30, 2026

On Saturday, the Communists weren't shy about proclaiming and advocating for Communism; they were calling for "Communist revolution" and getting rid of capitalism. You can see them here on X.

This is typical. It's always about ultimately using whatever the issue is, from BLM to ICE, to move the country further left.

Even radical political influencer Hasan Piker showed up. He denied knowing anything about a subpoena reportedly sent to him by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Meanwhile, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill admitted that out-of-state people were coming in and making things worse. "You should not be here," she said about people who "wanted to create chaos."

WOW! The governor of New Jersey just revealed 5 of the 6 people arrested here outside the Newark ICE facility by NJ State Police were from OUT OF STATE

Once again: NOTHING about this is organic.

NJ GOV. SHERRILL: “We know that people from outside the state have been interfering… pic.twitter.com/Ceo8omhb2W
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 30, 2026

"We know that people from outside the state have been interfering in the protests and escalating them. 5 of the 6 people arrested last night by state police were from outside New Jersey," Sherrill said. She also said some "national extremist groups" had become involved.

But when it hit Saturday evening, that's when the anti-ICE agitators tried to overwhelm the police again.

🚨 BREAKING: MAJOR clashes underway between NJ police and anti-ICE rioters in Newark

SUPER physical fights

WE NEED NATIONAL GUARD! pic.twitter.com/vMMmlcxBZb
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 31, 2026

There were violent clashes.

🚨 BREAKING: NJ POLICE HAVE LOST CONTROL —THEY’RE OVERWHELMED

VlOLENT CLASHES UNDERWAY

(One of my phones is now a casuaIty) pic.twitter.com/qMbW6hfqZ9
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 31, 2026

The agitators even tried to take on the horses, allegedly throwing things at them and waving their shields at them.

🚨BREAKING: ANTIFA RIOTERS ARE NOW ATTACKING POLICE HORSES OUTSIDE ICE NEWARK

LARGE pieces of wood and ROCKS are being thrown at the horses’ heads while other rioters get in the horses’ faces with makeshift shields and umbrellas

THESE ARE NOT PROTESTORS. THESE ARE MILITANTS pic.twitter.com/MxGbifK2E5
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 31, 2026

Then things really got crazy when they started setting things on fire in the middle of the street.

🚨Anti-ICE rioters are setting fire to barricades in the road in an attempt to stop the riot police’s advance in Newark. pic.twitter.com/2GnBXWutPd
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 31, 2026

🚨 BREAKING: Anti-ICE rioters are now STEALING items from local businesses and SETTING FIRES in the street near ICE Newark

Police are a QUARTER MILE AWAY

TOTAL ANARCHY pic.twitter.com/cdax1nH7Bd
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 31, 2026

But again, the agitators were put down, and DHS announced they had secured the area with the help of state and local law enforcement, and people would face the full weight of the law.

Together with our state and local law enforcement partners, we have SECURED the area around Delaney Hall.

ANYONE who attempts to obstruct law enforcement or disrupt our facility will face the FULL weight of the law.

WE WON’T BACK DOWN. pic.twitter.com/CU938b6Bw9
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) May 31, 2026

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