Fact-check: “Are the anti ICE protestors in New Jersey being paid and are they from New Jersey”
Verdict: Partly True (55% confidence)
The claim contains two distinct sub-questions. On origin: arrest records from the escalated Delaney Hall protests in late May/early June 2026 documented that the overwhelming majority of those arrested were from outside New Jersey, with NJ State Police reporting arrestees from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Washington, and New York — though both local and out-of-state participants were present overall. On payment: President Trump publicly characte…
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