Newark mayor imposes curfew at Delaney Hall immigration detention centre
Key takeaways
- New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has called for the establishment of protected protest zones to minimise clashes with law enforcement.
- The Sunday morning announcement came amid a flare-up in tensions outside the detention centre, which is run by the private contractor GEO Group, as part of a 15-year deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- “Due to the escalating situation at Delaney Hall and the increasing need for police intervention, immediate action is required to protect public safety,” Baraka wrote in a statement.
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New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has called for the establishment of protected protest zones to minimise clashes with law enforcement.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Protesters and police clash outside Delaney Hall immigration detention centre in Newark, New Jersey, on May 30 [Caitlin Ochs/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 31 May 202631 May 2026Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark in New Jersey, has imposed a curfew on the area surrounding Delaney Hall, the immigration detention centre that has become a flashpoint in the debate over United States President Donald Trump’s mass deportation drive.
The Sunday morning announcement came amid a flare-up in tensions outside the detention centre, which is run by the private contractor GEO Group, as part of a 15-year deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).