NJ state police set up protest zone outside contested immigration detention center as ICE leaves
Summary
New Jersey state police took over security duties outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark to manage growing protests after federal immigration agents stepped back. The protests started after detainees reportedly began a hunger strike over conditions, leading to clashes, arrests, and the police setting up special protest zones.Key Facts
- Protests took place outside Delaney Hall, a 1,000-bed immigration detention center in Newark, NJ.
- Immigrant detainees inside the center started a hunger strike over poor living conditions.
- Federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) clashed with protesters using pepper spray and batons.
- New Jersey state police set up designated protest zones and vehicle checkpoints to manage the demonstrations.
- ICE officers agreed to step back inside the detention center, with state police taking over crowd control.
- Governor Mikie Sherrill said the protests had become unsafe and acted to lower tensions.
- Some protesters refused to move into designated areas, continuing to demonstrate in the streets.
- At least six demonstrators were arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during the protests.
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