NJ Governor Sends State Police to Set up Protest Zone Outside Contested Immigration Detention Center
- On Friday, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced that New Jersey State Police will take over public safety operations from ICE outside Delaney Hall, establishing a "peaceful, protected protest zone" with vehicle checkpoints.
- Tensions at the 1,000-bed private facility escalated over Memorial Day weekend as hundreds of detainees launched a hunger strike over spoiled food and inhumane conditions. Demonstrators subsequently blocked vehicle access using makeshift barriers.
- The New Jersey Health Department reported being denied access to conduct a full public health inspection on Friday. New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim, a Democrat, said he was briefly debilitated by pepper spray during a Monday visit to the facility.
- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said state police are taking over to ensure public safety, as Gov. Sherrill refused to give ICE a "pretext" to expand operations in the state. ICE officers have agreed to stand down.
- At least six demonstrators were arrested for assaulting law enforcement officers Wednesday night as clashes intensified outside Delaney Hall. Officials are working to "bring the temperature down" while preparing for a pro-ICE rally expected Saturday morning.
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New Jersey state police assert control outside migrant detention center
By Steve Gorman and Maria Tsvetkova May 29 (Reuters) – New Jersey’s governor on Friday ordered state police to assume control outside a migrant detention center in Newark that has become a weeklong flashpoint for clashes between protesters and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Governor Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, said she was acting to quell escalating tensions and episodes of violence outside Delaney Hall, the 1,000-bed jail …
BREAKING: Chaos Erupts Outside ICE Detention Center As Protesters Clash With Feds
The recent protests outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, have highlighted a growing clash between demonstrators and federal immigration officers. Tensions ran high as thousands gathered to protest alleged inhumane conditions inside the facility. Reports of such conditions have sparked intense political debate and drawn national media attention. The escalation of events saw demonstrators employ barricades made from…
New Jersey Sends State Police to Delaney Hall After Anti-ICE Clashes Spiral Out of Control * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Isaac
New Jersey Democrats spent days hammering ICE and demanding access to Delaney Hall. Now the scene outside the Newark detention center has gotten so out of hand that even the state’s Democratic governor is sending in the State Police. The anti-ICE crowd got the law-and-order response it earned. Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced State Police would create designated protest zones and set up vehicle checkpoints outside the facility after clashes between…
N.J. governor sends state police for protest zone outside contested immigration detention center
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is sending in state police to bring order outside an immigration detention center in Newark that has been the site of violent demonstrations and arrests in recent days.
NJ governor sends state police to set up protest zone outside contested immigration detention center - The Boston Globe
The protests began last Friday after immigrant advocates said detainees inside launched a hunger strike over poor living conditions at the 1,000-bed facility, which opened last May.
New Jersey says state police will replace federal agents outside ICE facility
Announcement coincides with reports of influx of federal agents to Delaney Hall, site of protests and hunger strike Top New Jersey officials announced on Friday that the state police will be taking over policing functions from federal immigration officers outside the contentious Delaney Hall facility, as reports surface of an influx of federal agents making [...]
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