RSC Members Stand With ICE While Paid Leftist Anarchists Descend on Delaney Hall
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican Study Committee today released a new videoshowcasing House Republicans supporting ICE officers who are being targeted by radical protesters at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey.
While anarchists and paid agitators harass and assault law enforcement officers doing their jobs, RSC members are making clear: Republicans stand with ICE agents who are carrying out lawful arrests and keeping our communities safe.
Read a full transcript of the video below:
Rep. Chris Smith: “You know, I believe in peaceful protests, but what's happening at the Delaney Center in Newark is anything but…”
Rep. Mark Alford: “What's going on at Delaney Hall right now is despicable.”
Rep. Chris Smith: “Our ICE officers are being harangued, hated, spit upon, bitten by, in some cases, by some of these so-called protesters.”
Rep. Mark Alford: “These are paid antagonists, paid anarchists, paid criminals, but there are people who have committed heinous crimes in that particular facility.”
Rep. Van Drew: “They push drugs, they hurt our children, and there are so many cases of so many individuals who have been hurt.”
Rep. Mark Alford: “This is about safety. ICE officers are doing their jobs. This is a legal detention center that has operated in the most humane conditions possible. This is radicalism at its worst. We're not going to stand for it. The Justice Department is going to fully investigate. Justice will be brought upon these people.”
Rep. Chris Smith: “I can't say enough, how I respect the courage as well as the competency of our ICE law enforcement officers, and they deserve better than they're getting.”
Rep. Jeff Van Drew: “Let's get our act together. Let's keep America safe. Let's make sure that we detain, give due process and then deport illegal criminals who are hurting and harming our country.”