Family Visitations to Resume at New Jersey Immigration Detention Center Following Violent Protests
Limited family visits will resume at noon as officials keep a curfew outside the Newark detention center after days of clashes and three arrests.
- New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced Sunday that family visitation at Delaney Hall will resume, with limited access starting at noon today and regular hours beginning tomorrow.
- The Department of Homeland Security suspended visitation on Memorial Day, citing safety concerns from what it described as "violent riots" outside the facility, though officials now claim the perimeter is secure.
- Tension boiled over Saturday night as New Jersey State Police deployed tear gas against protesters after masked individuals attacked barriers, threw projectiles, and lit fires, endangering both demonstrators and law enforcement.
- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and Sherrill implemented a 9 P.M. to 6 A.M. curfew for the area until further notice, with law enforcement escorting families into the facility.
- DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis denied mistreatment claims, calling them "political theatre," while Sherrill continues urging the department to provide medical care and meaningful case review opportunities for detainees.
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Sherrill says DHS restores Delaney Hall family visitation amid protests, warns outside agitators to stay home
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said limited family visitation resumed Sunday at Delaney Hall more than a week since protests began outside the ICE detention center in Newark.
Visits to restart at New Jersey migrant detention center as police expand restricted area
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) – After two nights with arrests of activists outside a New Jersey immigrant detention center, law enforcement officials have expanded the area off-limits to protesters even as the facility started allowing detainee visits to resume. Families escorted by police will be able to visit their relatives at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, Governor Mikie Sherrill said on Sunday. That announcement came…
A festering conflict has erupted in New Jersey over the inhumane conditions ICE is holding its detainees in. The demonstrations are becoming increasingly heated and the governor is appealing for calm.
ICE protesters at Delaney Hall need to calm down after ‘dangerous’ actions, says N.J. governor
After another night of unrest outside Delaney Hall Saturday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill issued a statement early Sunday morning again urging “aggressive and dangerous” protesters to “bring the temperature down” outside the Newark detention center.
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