Anti-ICE Chaos Erupts, Hasan Piker Faces Federal Probe, Cuba Probe Expands | 5/26/26 FIRST LOOK
The Rubin Report
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🗓️ 26 May 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look to the stories you need to know to start your day including chaotic anti-ICE protests erupting outside a Newark detention center as activists clashed with federal agents and New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill was denied entry amid growing tensions over Trump's immigration crackdown; why the debate over illegal immigration, ICE raids, detention centers, and border security is becoming one of the defining political battles heading into the 2026 midterms; and the Trump administration launching a federal investigation into Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin, Code Pink, and far-left activists tied to aid convoys sent to communist Cuba over possible sanctions violations and alleged support for anti-American regimes, and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Dave Rubin, and this is First Look. It's Tuesday, May 26th, |
| 0:08.7 | 2026. We've got a packed show for you today. Anti-ice protesters clash with federal agents outside |
| 0:16.2 | a Newark detention center as Democrat Governor Mickey Sherrill is denied entry. |
| 0:21.6 | The Trump administration launches a federal investigation into Hassan Piker, |
| 0:26.6 | Medea Benjamin, and far-left activists tied to aid convoys sent to Communist Cuba. |
| 0:33.6 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:34.6 | We start in New Jersey, where anti-ice protests erupted into chaos Monday outside the |
| 0:40.3 | Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, as activists physically confronted federal agents |
| 0:46.3 | and Democrat Governor Mickey Sherrill attempted to gain access to the facility, only to be turned |
| 0:52.3 | away. |
| 0:53.3 | And honestly, this entire situation has become a perfect |
| 0:56.4 | snapshot of America's immigration divide under the Trump administration. According to reports, |
| 1:02.8 | protesters formed a human chain around the detention center. Demonstrators blocked entrances and exits. |
| 1:10.1 | Activists sat in the roadway trying to stop |
| 1:12.6 | vehicle traffic, and some protesters were seen carrying Antifa flags. Video from the scene |
| 1:18.8 | showed screaming matches between demonstrators and ICE agents as tensions escalated throughout |
| 1:24.8 | the day. Crowds chanted, no more ice. Others yelled, free them all. |
| 1:31.1 | And at one point, protesters reportedly threw water at federal agents, while officers detained |
| 1:36.8 | several demonstrators near the entrance. Now, this all unfolded while New Jersey Governor |
| 1:41.8 | Mickey Sherrill attempted to enter Delaney Hall, a request |
| 1:45.8 | federal officials denied. |
| 1:48.2 | Footage circulating online showed Cheryl standing outside a locked razor wire gate, while |
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