NEWARK, N.J. – In a stunning display of the raw, unhinged anger fueling the radical left's opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement, a GB News correspondent was aggressively confronted and threatened by an anti-ICE protester outside a federal detention facility in New Jersey.
GB News chief U.S. correspondent Ben Leo, reporting on ongoing clashes at the Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, found himself surrounded by hostile demonstrators while presenting basic facts about migrant crime. The tense exchange, captured on video and aired on the network's Late Show, highlights the growing volatility surrounding Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
According to footage from the scene, Leo calmly engaged the group on immigration statistics, noting higher rates of sexual offenses committed by individuals from certain countries like Afghanistan and Somalia compared to native British citizens. That prompted one protester to erupt in a tirade, accusing Britain of building its empire through "rape, murder and pillage."
The confrontation quickly escalated. The activist, visibly agitated and getting inches from Leo's face, spat while shouting threats. "I'm holding back from breaking your f***ing jaw," he yelled, according to the reporter and witnesses. He then told the British journalist to "go back to your country."
Leo, maintaining his composure throughout the ordeal, responded with characteristic British wit. When told to return home, he quipped that he had arrived by airplane, underscoring the absurdity of the demand amid protests against border enforcement.
"This is what we're dealing with," Leo later recounted on air. "Very violent, getting in my face, threatening to break my jaw, squaring up to me." He described the small group as agitators amid nine evenings of "pretty grim violence" at the facility.
The incident comes as Delaney Hall has become a flashpoint in the battle over Trump's second-term immigration policies. Federal agents have faced assaults, including biting attacks on officers by protesters, with the Department of Justice charging at least one agitator in the unrest.
