Nurse assaulted by ICE agents outside detention facility, files legal claim
Jul 29, 2026·Location: Newark, NJ

Dr. Norma Bowe, a grandmother, registered nurse, and public health professor at Kean University, was assaulted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents outside Delaney Hall while running a mobile health clinic for people visiting detained loved ones. The ACLU of New Jersey filed a Federal Tort Claims Act claim against the federal government on her behalf, part of a coordinated nationwide effort covering 54 claims across 17 states and Washington, D.C. "I was violently attacked by ICE agents while I was trying to provide medical care for people visiting their loved ones in Delaney Hall," Bowe said, adding that ICE agents are acting with impunity.
Sources
- ACLU-NJ Files Legal Claim Against the Federal Government on Behalf of Nurse Harmed by Federal Law Enforcement - ACLU of New Jersey
aclu-nj.org·Jul 29, 2026·archived copy
- newjerseymonitor.com
- N.J. nurse says ICE agents threw her to the ground. Now she’s suing the federal government.
NJ.com·Jul 29, 2026
- “The ICE agent behind me grabbed the back of my shirt and just threw me like a sack of trash”
Mother Jones·Aug 1, 2026
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