Protesters arrested after clash with ICE officers outside a New Jersey detention center

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Protests continue at a New Jersey ICE detention facility. The Associated Press reports that "[p]rotesters clashed with armed federal immigration officers in front of a New Jersey detention center where advocates have demonstrated for days while asserting that people detained there are staging a hunger strike over poor living conditions."

Tensions seem to be escalating. Some protesters reportedly have "attempted to block people and vehicles from entering and exiting the building or threw orange traffic cones and other objects in the direction of ICE officers as they taunted them with expletives and vulgar chants.

The ICE officers, many of whom wore helmets and tactical vests, used pepper spray to try and disperse the protesters, according to videos posted to social media. Some used their batons to beat and push back protesters as the officers attempted to clear the roadway for vehicles."

The Department of Homeland Security said that six demonstrators have been arrested for assaults on law enforcement officers.