FBI arrests protester who threatened to kill ICE officer’s family at NJ detention center protest, Blanche says The FBI has arrested a man who made death threats against a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer and his family during a protest in New Jersey. The arrest followed public condemnation and a promise from Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche that the individual would be apprehended. Clashes between protesters and agents occurred outside a detention center, resulting in multiple arrests, with protesters citing detainee mistreatment, which DHS denies.

• A man who threatened to kill an ICE officer and his family at a New Jersey protest has been arrested by the FBI.
• Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the arrest after the protester was captured on video making the threats.
• The incident occurred during protests outside Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center, where clashes between protesters and agents led to other arrests.
• Protesters alleged poor conditions for detainees, including denial of medical care and insufficient food, claims denied by DHS.
• Local police were criticized for not assisting federal agents during the clashes.