Newark mayor orders curfew around Delaney Hall as protesters, police clash

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) on Sunday ordered a curfew around an immigration detention center in the city where protesters and law enforcement officers have clashed for days.

“To ensure the safety and well-being of all residents, a mandatory curfew for a half-mile area surrounding Delaney Hall is being implemented, effective immediately. Beginning at 12 a.m., Doremus Avenue will be closed to all pedestrian traffic,” Baraka said in a statement, noting that the curfew is in effect from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. until further notice.

Delaney Hall, a private prison used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has been at the center of protests since last week, with one New Jersey Democrat even being pepper sprayed outside the center amid tensions.

On Saturday, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Saturday found common ground after Sherrill deployed state police to maintain order outside the facility, where protests over conditions at the detention center........

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