👊 Federal prosecutors say an Arizona woman punched a Homeland Security agent during a protest outside Delaney Hall in Newark. 🚔 Authorities allege she repeatedly blocked access to the ICE detention facility and ignored orders to leave the entrance. 🌎 Officials say many of those arrested during Delaney Hall protests have come from outside New Jersey.
Another outside agitator has been arrested and charged with assaulting a federal officer outside Delaney Hall in Newark.
A Phoenix woman is facing federal charges after prosecutors say she punched a Homeland Security Investigations special agent during a protest outside Delaney Hall, the ICE detention facility in Newark.
According to federal authorities, 31-year-old Mariano Anthony Perez of Phoenix, Arizona, was arrested following an incident on June 5 outside the facility. U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced the charge Wednesday, alleging Perez interfered with law enforcement officers attempting to maintain access to the detention center.
Federal assault charge filed after Delaney Hall protest
Court documents cited by NJ.com allege Perez was standing in front of the facility’s entrance and attempting to block vehicles from entering or leaving Delaney Hall. Prosecutors say she refused multiple orders to move away from the entrance…