A Fox News correspondent got an earful—live on air—while reporting from outside a New Jersey immigration detention center Tuesday afternoon.
Alexis McAdams was reporting for Will Cain's 4 p.m. show outside Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark when a protester unleashed on her mid-broadcast. McAdams had just warned Cain that the scene could get uncomfortable, telling him she's "not the most popular reporter" at ICE protests—then almost immediately had to address a demonstrator nearby.
"You have a dirty mouth," McAdams told the protester on camera, brushing it off as par for the course. "That's just what we deal with."
Seconds later, the protester made her feelings crystal clear.
"You're a Nazi b—! You're a Nazi b—! That's what you are!" the demonstrator shouted directly at McAdams.
The network quickly cut back to Cain in the studio.
"That is an eloquent argument made against the presence of Alexis McAdams," Cain said dryly. "Stay safe, Alexis."
The confrontation unfolded amid a large demonstration outside Delaney Hall, where protesters have been demanding the facility's closure. Demonstrators built human chains and barricades outside the center, and a hunger strike was underway inside. New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said he was hit with pepper spray during the chaos—a claim DHS disputed, saying pepper ball projectiles directly struck no one. Gov. Mikie Sherrill also attempted to enter the facility but was denied access.
DHS has pushed back on protester claims of poor conditions inside Delaney Hall, saying detainees receive three meals a day, clean water, clothing, and medical, dental, and mental health services.
