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Fox News reporter called a slur during protest in Newark

Published 27 May 2026

A Fox News correspondent was repeatedly called a "Nazi bitch" by a protester during a live broadcast from outside an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday. The incident occurred as national correspondent Alexis McAdams reported on ongoing demonstrations at the Delaney Hall Detention Center.

McAdams was speaking on "The Will Cain Show" when a female protester began shouting profanities. The correspondent addressed the woman on camera, stating, "You are a protester who's been out here, and you have a dirty mouth." The protester responded by yelling, "You're a fucking Nazi bitch! That's what you are!" and continued the insults as McAdams spoke. The reporter used the confrontation to illustrate the environment, telling viewers, "So, that's just what we deal with... This is what these people do. They want people who are in this country illegally to be released out onto the streets."

The protest outside the facility involved demonstrators forming human chains and setting up makeshift barricades. Detainees inside were reportedly staging a hunger strike to protest conditions, which they allege include tainted food, overcrowded rooms without air conditioning, and...

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