President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed protesters outside Delaney Hall as "fake" and "paid for" as demonstrations continued at the Newark ICE detention facility and Democratic lawmakers increased pressure over conditions inside.
"These aren’t protesters; these people are fake, they’re all paid for," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday. "We run the finest facilities anywhere in the world of their type."
Trump’s comments came after days of protests outside Delaney Hall, where detainees and family members have alleged overcrowding, poor living conditions and inadequate medical care inside the facility. Some detainees have also launched a hunger strike, according to Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J.
The controversy escalated Wednesday as Reps. Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., and Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., were escorted into the facility amid growing scrutiny surrounding conditions inside the detention center.
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