US: Newark mayor orders curfew after Delaney Hall protests
Key takeaways
- The authorities have faced days of protest by pro-immigrant groups at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey, with the center's residents reportedly on a hunger strike over living conditions in the facility.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5Ed Ca Police and protesters have repeatedly clashed near the Delaney Hall detention center Image: Adam Gray/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement.
- The curfew will be in effect between 9:00 PM local time and 6:00 AM the following morning, Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement, adding that the measure will remain in place until further notice.
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The authorities have faced days of protest by pro-immigrant groups at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey, with the center's residents reportedly on a hunger strike over living conditions in the facility.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Ed Ca Police and protesters have repeatedly clashed near the Delaney Hall detention center Image: Adam Gray/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement. The mayor of the US city of Newark ordered a curfew around the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in the state of New Jersey due to ongoing demonstrations.
The curfew will be in effect between 9:00 PM local time and 6:00 AM the following morning, Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement, adding that the measure will remain in place until further notice.