New Jersey officials imposed a curfew at midnight on Sunday near Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center, amid ongoing anti-ICE protests in the area. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka subsequently lifted the curfew following days of demonstrations.
The curfew was implemented near the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in New Jersey. According to Mother Jones, officials imposed the measure at midnight on Sunday. The New York Post reported that the protests were "days-long" and described them as having "turned violent."
Mother Jones characterized the curfew as an action taken to "stifle anti-ICE protests" and reported that officials "chose to help federal agents suppress the ongoing rallies." The outlet referenced "hundreds of detainees" at the facility.
Mayor Ras Baraka announced the lifting of the curfew, citing the peaceful nature of a recent demonstration. "After last night's protest without a single arrest, we are lifting this curfew to allow full expression of the American right to free speech and to peacefully assemble," Baraka said, according to the New York Post.
The New York Post reported that the protest preceding the curfew's removal occurred "without a single arrest." The demonstrations centered on Delaney Hall, which both sources identified as an ICE detention facility.
Mother Jones reported that the curfew was imposed rather than addressing "the concerns of hundreds of detainees." The outlet framed the officials' decision as one that prioritized assisting federal agents over acknowledging detainee concerns.
The curfew's implementation and subsequent lifting occurred during a period of sustained protest activity near the facility. Both sources identified the location as an ICE detention center in New Jersey. Mayor Baraka's statement emphasized constitutional rights to free speech and peaceful assembly as the basis for removing the restriction.
The current status of protests at the location was not detailed in the available source material.
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