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Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras J. Baraka instituted a curfew early Sunday in the area around an immigration detention facility.
1hon MSN
Delaney Hall protesters arrested as riot police storm streets. Chaos continues as curfew begins.
The unrest at Delaney Hall continued Sunday night after the first enactment of an emergency curfew around the federal immigration jail. Hundreds of cops in riot gear led by the New Jersey State Police detained several people after the curfew went into effect at 9 p.
Advocates outside protested conditions. Detainees inside have staged a hunger strike. And federal officials called in New Jersey police at the gates.
For hours, the masked protesters and masked ICE agents have stood staring at each other, separated by a thin strip of asphalt. At the edges of the crowd, New Jersey state troopers stand around, arms crossed, looking bored. Daylight hours at Newark’s ...