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Published 10:41 27 May 2026 GMT
A Fox News correspondent has responded after an anti-ICE protester repeatedly insulted her during a chaotic live report outside a New Jersey detention center.
Alexis McAdams was reporting from outside Newark’s Delaney Hall on Tuesday as demonstrations continued for a fifth straight day at the facility, where detainees are reportedly staging a hunger strike over conditions inside.
While weaving through the crowd during the live shot, McAdams was approached by an unidentified protester who began shouting directly at her and the camera.
“You are a protester who’s been out here and you have a dirty mouth,” McAdams said during the broadcast.
The protester repeatedly shouted: “You’re a Nazi b**ch, you’re a Nazi b**ch.”
Rather than stopping the segment, McAdams used the disruption to explain the reality of covering demonstrations live on air.
“Okay, so, that’s just what we deal with,” McAdams responded.
“So just for people that want to know what it’s like to cover these protests, it’s constant with this, it’s what these people do.”
The protester then yelled back: “People inside are dying, and you’re lying!”
McAdams continued reporting without breaking stride, telling viewers: “They want people who are in this country illegally to be released out onto the streets. DHS says that’s what they’re not going to be doing.”
The protester continued shouting: “Nazi b**ch, that’s what you are! Nazi b**ch!” while pointing toward the camera.
Back in the studio, Fox News host Will Cain mocked what he called the “eloquent argument made against the presence of Alexis McAdams.”
The protests outside Delaney Hall have expanded in recent days, drawing attention from several New Jersey politicians, including Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who visited over the weekend.
Sen. Andy Kim and Reps. Rob Menendez and Nellie Pou also toured the facility during separate visits. According to the report, Sherrill claimed she was denied access.
Demonstrators and advocacy groups have raised concerns about conditions inside the 1,000-bed detention center. The New Jersey Monitor reported claims that migrants were served tainted food, placed in rooms without air conditioning, and had immigration cases ignored by federal judges.
ICE disputed those accusations, insisting conditions inside its detention facilities maintain “higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens.”
Video and photos from Tuesday’s demonstrations showed protesters clashing with federal agents outside the detention center as tensions continued to rise around immigration enforcement operations.
McAdams’ exchange quickly spread online, with clips of the confrontation circulating across social media as viewers reacted to the heated on-air moment.
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