Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin amped up his threats Thursday to pull Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents who process international passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport to help control protesters outside of New Jersey's Delaney Hall detention center.

Mullin continued to slam the protests , now in their seventh day, outside the Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention center over reports of poor living conditions and poor health among its 300 detainees. DHS has denied the allegations.

A protester talks to masked federal agents standing outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees on May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J.

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ICE agents have clashed with protesters who attempted to block vehicles from entering, prompting the federal agents to use pepper spray and batons against them.

Mullin told "Fox & Friends" on Thursday that DHS needed to "prioritize federal police officers" in response to the…