Sherrill, Mullin find common ground on securing protests outside ICE facility in NJ

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin found common ground on Saturday after the governor deployed state police to maintain order outside a Newark immigration detention center that has been the site of escalating protests.

Sherrill said the New Jersey police officers have responded to protests taking place outside Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Newark that she was denied access to earlier this week amid the conflict.

The governor announced the creation of designated protest zones to “avoid escalation from ICE.”

“My top priority is keeping New Jerseyans and our communities safe – and an increased ICE surge in the area outside of Delaney Hall is a threat to public safety,” she wrote on the social platform X Saturday morning. “As Americans, we have a right to protest – and we will continue to........

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