Federal officials have claimed that they are removing individuals convicted of serious crimes such as murder and sexual assault from the streets. However, data from The New York Times suggests that most detainees at a Newark facility lack criminal convictions.

Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in New Jersey, has seen repeated and occasionally violent confrontations between law enforcement and demonstrators over the past two weeks.

When it became public knowledge last month that immigrants at the Newark center were on a hunger strike protesting conditions, protesters assembled, and New Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, demanded access to the building for inspection.

Federal authorities denied her request, asserting that she and other Democrats in New Jersey should appreciate Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s efforts in removing criminals — referred to as “the worst of the worst” — from the state.

Yet, federal data, as well as documents acquired by The New York Times, show that only a small portion of detainees at Delaney Hall have criminal convictions. The publication’s access to ICE’s internal records reveals that of the 591 people held at the center this week, only 76, or approximately 13 percent, had criminal convictions. Additionally, 123 individuals, representing about 21 percent, faced pending charges.

The detainees have spent an average of 80 days at the center, based on the data. The Department of Homeland Security, responsible for overseeing ICE, issued a statement on Friday stating it was “working rapidly and overtime to remove these aliens from detention centers to their final destination — home.”