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Marxist political commentator and Twitch streamerHasan Pikerblasted New Jersey Gov.Mikie Sherrill during a livestream Sunday, accusing the Democratic governor of aiding the Trump administration’s immigration agenda through her response to anti-ICE protests outside a Newark detention facility.
Piker’s criticism came after Sherrill defended the deployment of state police around demonstrations outside Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center in Newark, saying she would not allow unrest to provide a pretext for expanded federal immigration operations in New Jersey.
“I refuse to let that happen in New Jersey.I will not give ICE a pretext,” Sherrill said in remarks aired during a news segment Piker was reacting to on stream.
Piker quickly mocked the governor’s explanation.
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Marxist political commentator and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, left, criticized New Jersey Gov.Mikie Sherrill during a livestream, accusing the Democratic governor of aiding the Trump administration’s immigration agenda through her response to anti-ICE protests outside Delaney Hall in Newark.(Getty Images)
“Yeah, I won’t give ICE a pretext.So I’m going to ensure that they don’t have to do anything because I’m going to do it myself,” Piker said.“That’s basically what the meta is here for this blue state and its new blue governor.”
The political commentator then broadened his criticism beyond Sherrill’s handling of the protests.
“This is the centrist wing of theDemocratic Party, ladies and gentlemen.This is what happens,” Piker said.
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Federal immigration officers clashed with protesters outside Delaney Hall in Newark, N.J., on Thursday.(Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu)
The comments came asanti-ICE demonstrations continued outside Delaney Hall, where activists have alleged detainees are being held in poor conditions and not receiving adequate food.The Department of Homeland Security has disputed those claims.
Later in the stream, Piker accused Sherrill of helping advance PresidentDonald Trump’simmigration policies.
“The story is not the far-left activists continuing to rage at ICE in New Jersey,” Piker said.“The real story is the horrifying conditions inside of this facility … and the governor acting as though she’s powerless to put a stop to it, and using what power she does have to basically work alongside the MAGA movement alongside the Trump administration, because these arestate troopers in anti-riot gearon horseback.”
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Protestors, politicians, and ICE agents gather outside Delaney Hall, an immigration facility in Newark, N.J., on May 27, 2026.
“These are state troopers that are brutalizing New Jerseyans,” he added.
Piker further accused authorities of mistreating journalists covering the demonstrations.
“They’re doing Israeli occupying force s—.It’s disgusting,” he said while discussing reports that an Associated Press photographer was injured while covering the protests.
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Mikie Sherrill attends an election night event in East Brunswick, N.J., on Nov.4, 2025, as she campaigns for governor.(Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The streamer also used the broadcast to criticize Democratic lawmakers overimmigration policy.
“Democrats have absolutely participated in this process,” Piker said, arguing that some members of the party have supportedlegislationand funding measures related to immigration enforcement.
“I want to change that system,” he later added.“Part of that also revolves around getting people elected who will make a big fuss.”
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Hasan Piker speaks with an interviewer during a protest in New Jersey.
Later in the stream, Piker told viewers, “That’s what I’m trying to f—ing change.”
In recent months, Piker has crisscrossed the countrycanvassing for candidates endorsedby the Democratic Socialists of America.
During Sunday’s livestream, he also voiced support for billionaire gubernatorial candidateTom Steyerand quoted Mao Zedong, the founder of the Chinese Communist Party.
Piker has previously drawn scrutinyfor his support of progressive candidates and activism surrounding immigration policy.
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Earlier this year, he campaigned in New Jersey for congressional candidate Adam Hamamy, a Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidate whomPiker publicly defended following media scrutinyover his background.
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