Out-of-state leftist groups reportedly have supplied protesters to demonstrate at the Delaney Hall immigrant detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.
What organizers have portrayed as a grassroots movement against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations is increasingly being linked to a network of well-funded socialist, communist, and anti-ICE organizations with national reach, according to multiple reports.
The Washington Examiner Monday that groups including the Democratic Socialists of America, Revolutionary Communist Party USA, Refuse Fascism and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization have helped mobilize activists to protest outside the Newark detention center.
Some activists have openly chanted "Communist Revolution!" and distributed literature bearing slogans such as "Long Live Communism!" and "No Papers, No Borders, No Bosses."
Federal authorities have arrested dozens of demonstrators in recent weeks for allegedly assaulting officers, obstructing law enforcement vehicles, and participating in riot-related activity.
According to arrest records cited by both the Examiner and the New York Post, several of those arrested traveled from states including Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Illinois, Connecticut, and New York.
White House border czar Tom Homan recently alleged that many of the most disruptive participants were not local residents.
"These are paid protesters," Homan said, noting that authorities identified demonstrators who had traveled from places such as Portland and Minnesota.
The Post detailed several arrests involving activists from across the country, including individuals accused of assaulting federal agents, rioting, and damaging vehicles during clashes outside the facility.
The newspaper also reported that some participants have ties to activist groups such as the Sunrise Movement, a left-wing organization backed by major progressive donors.
Critics argue the demonstrations are far from spontaneous.
Former prosecutor and nonprofit expert Chuck Flint said the protests appear to be part of a coordinated effort supported by organizations with significant financial resources.
"It's a web of organizations," Flint said, arguing that the demonstrations are "not organic," according to the Post.
New Jersey Democrat Gov. Mikie Sherrill has acknowledged that "national extremist groups" have infiltrated the protests and warned out-of-state activists that their actions are creating dangerous conditions around the detention center.