Protests sparked by President Trump’s immigration orders have spread to detention sites in Pennsylvania, Texas, Michigan, California and New Jersey. At Newark’s Delaney Hall, demonstrators clashed with federal agents and state police over rotten food, inadequate medical care and the demand for release. Images captured by Times photographer Vincent Alban show chaotic scenes of chemical spray, rubber bullets and arrests.

The unrest follows a series of executive orders that sought to seal the Mexico border, block refugees, end birthright citizenship and expand deportations. ICE officials oversee the facilities, but internal watchdogs have flagged mistreatment at other centers, such as a Louisiana jail where detainees faced abuse. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin promised to restore ICE training standards cut during last year’s hiring surge.

Photographers documented moments of humanity amid the turmoil: a detainee holding a paper heart to the window, a senator’s failed attempt to calm crowds, and a released man’s brief relief. The vivid coverage fuels public pressure on Congress, where bipartisan votes are already challenging Trump’s broader agenda. The images cement the protest’s staying power, not likely to dissolve soon.