Newark kept a nightly curfew in place around Delaney Hall after weekend clashes outside the ICE detention facility, with officials citing public safety and renewed unrest continuing into Monday.
Protests outside Delaney Hall in Newark continued under a nightly curfew Monday after weekend clashes between demonstrators and police prompted city and state officials to tighten control around the ICE detention facility.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka imposed the curfew, which runs from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. until further notice, saying it was needed for public safety. The city also set up a protest zone around the facility after the unrest escalated.
State officials said the weekend protests involved arrests and clashes with New Jersey State Police. Governor Mikie Sherrill said masked individuals attacked barriers, threw projectiles, used barriers as weapons and lit tires on fire outside Delaney Hall.
Reuters reported that state police had established protected protest zones and that officials blamed out-of-state agitators for inflaming tensions. CBS News later reported that protesters and state police clashed again after the curfew began.
The curfew and police presence have kept the area around the Newark detention facility tightly controlled as officials try to prevent further violence. Questions remain about whether more arrests or charges will be announced and whether federal or state officials will provide additional details on detainee conditions or visitation changes.
The protests are the latest escalation around Delaney Hall, which has drawn repeated demonstrations in recent days. Officials have framed the restrictions as a public safety response, while the confrontation has continued to draw local and regional attention.
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