India, May 30 -- Police in New Jersey used tear gas and moved to disperse demonstrators gathered outside an immigration detention facility in Newark as protests over alleged conditions inside the center intensified.

The confrontation took place at Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility that has been the focus of demonstrations for nearly a week. Protesters, activists and advocacy groups have accused the facility of poor treatment of detainees, while federal authorities and the center's operator have rejected those claims.

According to The Mirror US, tensions escalated Friday as state police, ICE officers and protesters clashed outside the facility, prompting officials to intervene and establish a d...