You know the sensation – the annoying feeling of continually having to swat away swarms of gnats that insist on circling your summer BBQ fixin’s. It serves as an especially apt metaphor for Democrats and anti-ICE leftists (but I repeat myself) ahead of Father’s Day cookouts this weekend.
Things have been heating up at Newark, New Jersey’s Delaney Hall detention facility in clashes between ICE agents and the protesters. RedState’s Nick Arama wrote about violent disturbances that stretched across two nights in late May:
There were multiple clashes throughout the day {Monday, May 26] between the agents and the activists. But this “find out” moment happened after an agent allegedly had an umbrella thrown at him, and they chased this guy down. They also used pepper spray for crowd control.
In the end, she noted, DHS took two of the rioters into custody. But it’s unlikely to be the final confrontation, with the mob growing in numbers there, including an encampment featuring amenities that would be the envy of your average Antifa rabblerouser.
Among the May agitators was a Garden State Dem, U.S. Senator Andy Kim, while radical leftist Gov. Mikie Sherill (D-NJ) and members of the Congressional delegation – who tried to bully their way into Delaney Hall – were denied entry.
I’m back at Delaney Hall with @GovSherrillNJ and other members of the NJ delegation to meet with families of detainees and listen to community advocates. We’re working together to make sure they’re heard and to speak out with them.⁰⁰Delaney Hall must be shut down immediately.… pic.twitter.com/Zi6Om5rq1C
— Senator Andy Kim (@SenatorAndyKim) May 25, 2026
As Arama shared, reporting in May noted that Kim only got in because he personally spoke with Homeland Security (DHS) Sec. Markwayne Mullin in advance for permission:
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said Kim personally called Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and that he was allowed in the facility to conduct his congressional oversight responsibilities.
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That’s how things should work, following the clear rules in place to work smoothly with law enforcement. Leave it to the Dems to not get the message, though. On Wednesday, another Democrat member of Congress tried to barge her way into the Delaney Hall ICE facility – then, unsurpisingly, jumped onto social media to claim DHS is keeping representatives from visiting detainees held there.
Perpetual Congressional complainer, Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10), said as much during a photo op for media on Wednesday outside Delaney Hall:
In a new low, ICE would not let us speak with any detainees inside Delaney Hall.
If you know someone at Delaney Hall, if you love someone at Delaney Hall—tell them to request a privacy release form so we can get them the help they need. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/nyo86gOCoP
— Rep. LaMonica McIver (@RepLaMonica) June 17, 2026
She wasn’t finished, though. Notice how the Dem pleads with onlookers and media to urge the illegal aliens being held for repatriation to fill out ICE’s “privacy release” forms – so Dems can hook them up with “help.” Read that as nonprofits and legal representation, at minimum. Who really knows.
There was also this rhetorical addendum from McIver, which is blatantly inflammatory toward our brave law enforcement officials – claiming that “everyone” inside is “trapped?”
We will keep fighting to close Delaney, but as we do, we will also keep fighting for everyone trapped inside. Use the form below: https://t.co/jghfh5JJmH
— Rep. LaMonica McIver (@RepLaMonica) June 17, 2026
DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin was quick to share the reality, posting on an X repost:
Each members’ office was advised of the steps required to speak to detainees per @DHSgov policy and they chose not to undergo that process. ALL representatives were provided with the ICE Facility Visitation Agreement when they checked in.
While DHS requires congress members to… https://t.co/4HMuGLbOwp
— Secretary Markwayne Mullin (@SecMullinDHS) June 19, 2026
The post reads:
Each members’ office was advised of the steps required to speak to detainees per @DHSgov policy and they chose not to undergo that process. ALL representatives were provided with the ICE Facility Visitation Agreement when they checked in.
While DHS requires congress members to receive the consent of the detainees they wish to visit 48 hours in advance, this is an internal policy and not a requirement of the Privacy Act. To assist the congress members in getting consent, Facility staff provide the congress members with the general DHS privacy waiver form, but it has no relation to the Privacy Act.
DHS implemented the policy to (1) make sure the detainees wanted/wished to participate in the congressional visit, and (2) provide the staff with sufficient notice.
And just in case they missed/misunderstood it, Homeland Security’s X account shared the full message again – about 20 minutes later – in a reply to McIver’s account post..
This X user hit the jackpot on the reason this outrage cosplay by Dems continues to happen at ICE facilities across America:
Dumocrats want to appear to be ‘turned away’ so they can cry & bemoan to the press they called to be there and witness their staged outrage.
— SuZuQ💚🇺🇸 (@SuZuQ17) June 19, 2026
This played out much like the climactic event in the third act of the ’80s comedy classic, National Lampoon’s Vacation, after “the Moose” animatronic sign tells “world’s best dad” Clarke W. Griswald and family that Walley World is closed for maintenance.
To paraphrase the late, great John Candy’s character: “The rules outside Delaney Hall should have told you, Congresswoman McIver.
It serves the Left’s larger purpose: retaining and gaining power
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Editor’s Note: Democrat politicians and their radical supporters will do everything they can to interfere with and threaten ICE agents enforcing our immigration laws.
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