DHS Blasts Weingarten Over 8,000% Threat Surge as She Denounces Newark ICE Detention Center
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 7
DHS Blasts Weingarten Over 8,000% Threat Surge as She Denounces Newark ICE Detention Center
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 7
Summary
DHS on Wednesday accused AFT President Randi Weingarten of using “dangerous rhetoric” after she filmed a video near Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center condemning alleged conditions and deportations.
An agency spokesperson said threats against DHS law enforcement have jumped more than 8,000% as politicians and activists demonize ICE, and rejected Weingarten’s claims of substandard detention conditions as false.
Weingarten said detainees were being held in “unimaginable” conditions and argued many had committed no crimes, while DHS countered that detention enforces existing law and promoted a $3,000 self-deportation offer plus free flights through the CBP Home App.
Critics including school-choice advocate Corey DeAngelis used the episode to argue Weingarten is prioritizing immigration activism over education as student performance remains below pre-pandemic levels; a 2026 Annie E. Casey Foundation analysis said 47 states scored worse in 2024 than in 2019.