New Jersey Officials Impose Curfew to Stifle Anti-ICE Protests at Delaney Hall
New Jersey officials have imposed a curfew to manage anti-ICE protests at Delaney Hall detention center. Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka cited public safety concerns as the reason for the curfew, which restricts movement from 9 pm to 6 am. The protests coincide with a hunger strike by detainees demanding better treatment and release from custody.
- ▪Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka declared a mandatory curfew around Delaney Hall detention center.
- ▪The curfew is in effect from 9 pm to 6 am and violators may face enforcement actions.
- ▪Approximately 300 detainees at Delaney Hall are on a hunger strike with four specific demands.
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freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "motherjones_right_rail_1", slotId: "ROS_ATF_300x600" }); Officers target anti-ICE protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, Saturday, May 30, 2026.Angelina Katsanis/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. At midnight on Sunday, New Jersey officials chose to help federal agents suppress the ongoing rallies at a New Jersey ICE detention center rather than acknowledge the concerns of hundreds of detainees and protesters gathered there. Newark Mayor Ras J.
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