🚨⚖️ ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS TRAVELED HUNDREDS OF MILES BEFORE VIOLENT CLASHES LED TO MULTIPLE ARRESTS, DHS CLAIMS What began as another tense protest quickly escalated into a chaotic confrontation that is now drawing national attention. Federal officials say several people arrested during the unrest were not local residents, with some allegedly traveling from Portland to take part in the demonstrations. As new details emerge about who was involved and what unfolded during the clashes, the incident is fueling an even bigger debate over protest tactics, public safety, and the growing tensions surrounding immigration enforcement. 📌 FULL STORY IN THE COMMENTS 👇🚔

Anti-ICE protesters all the way from Portland arrested during violent Delaney Hall clashes, DHS says

Outside anti-ICE agitators have traveled across the country to stoke violence outside Delaney Hall — the embattled immigration detention center in New Jersey, officials said Monday.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made the revelation on Monday, saying that hooligans from as far away as Portland, Oregon, have wreaked havoc outside the Newark facility.

Twenty-one protesters were arrested for allegedly assaulting federal officers outside Delaney Hall between May 26 and May 29. At least another 20 were arrested on Sunday alone.

Police officers pushing against a barrier to hold back protestors at night.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that some protesters arrested outside of Delaney Hall were from out of state.AFP via Getty Images
A protester yelling at a line of police officers during an ICE protest.
At least 40 protesters have been arrested over the last 10 days.Stephen Yang for NY Post
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 31: Police arrest a protester near the Delaney Hall detention center on May 31, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark has ordered a mandatory curfew surrounding Delaney Hall from 9 PM Saturday until 6 AM Sunday. Tensions remain high outside the detention facility where activists have clashed with police for days after detainees began a hunger strike over Memorial Day weekend amid allegations of inhumane living conditions. (Photo by Andres Kudacki/Getty Images)
Police arrest a protester near the Delaney Hall detention center on May 31, 2026.Getty Images

Mullin on Monday praised the New Jersey state police after the state reluctantly dispatched officers to help the feds reign in the unruly mob after a week of anarchy.

“We see over and over again in these sanctuary cities and sanctuary states where law enforcement officers, they want to do their job, that’s why they signed up to do their job. So often, you have radical left leadership that doesn’t allow them to do so,” Mullin said at a press conference on Monday.

“But when they did show up [at Delaney Hall], they quickly realized these aren’t peaceful protesters that the radical left politicians were telling you about,” he added.

Mullin called the protesters “well-organized” and “well-supplied” — hours after federal officers tore down a volunteer camp stocked with supplies intended for detainees’ families and loved ones.

Portland has seen repeated anti-ICE demonstrations since June 2025. Protests flared monthly since then, and in March, one dim-wit accidentally set himself on fire while trying to burn an American flag outside a city immigration facility.

Protesters with helmets, goggles, gas masks, and shields stand in a line.
Protesters with helmets, goggles, gas masks, and shields stand in a line outside Delaney Hall.Stephen Yang for NY Post
Markwayne Mullin at a press conference regarding New Jersey protests.
Mullin called the protesters “well-organized” and “well-supplied” — hours after federal officers tore down a volunteer camp stocked with supplies intended for detainees’ families and loved ones.

Mullin didn’t identify any other states the agitators may have traveled from, or how many have been arrested in total. The Post reached out to DHS for more information.

So far, at least two agitators, both native to the tristate area, have been charged for their alleged misconduct.

Brendan John Geier, a 26-year-old from Madison, New Jersey, allegedly sank his teeth into federal law enforcement officers during a demonstration last week. He was previously accused of distributing child pornography while he was in college.

A police officer pushing a man with a camera in a crowd at night.
Officers clashed with protesters as the demonstrations grew more unruly.Stephen Yang for NY Post
Two protestors in gas masks and safety goggles stand with hands raised, facing a line of officers in riot gear.
Mullin claimed that the protesters were “well-supplied” and “well-organized.”Getty Images

Nicholas Matthew Scelfo, a 27-year-old Brooklynite, was charged for allegedly threatening to kill an agent and his family during a heated confrontation at Delaney Hall on May 27.

“I’ll kill your whole f–king family. Your whole f–king family is dead. Your children, your wife, all dead,” the agitator was heard shouting at federal agents in video footage captured by witnesses.

“I have your face, motherf–ker. You’re dead. Dead,” he added.

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