Delaney Hall ICE protests escalate after Sherrill denied access by DHS
Protests intensified outside Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility in Newark, after New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill was denied access. Demonstrators, including family members of detainees, expressed concerns over treatment and conditions inside the facility. The Department of Homeland Security criticized Sherrill's visit as a political stunt amid ongoing unrest.
- ▪Protests escalated outside Delaney Hall after Governor Mikie Sherrill was denied access to the facility.
- ▪ICE agents in riot gear removed protesters blocking the entrance, leading to confrontations and the use of pepper spray.
- ▪Sherrill criticized the conditions at Delaney Hall and advocated for the closure of private detention facilities.
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Local News Delaney Hall ICE protests escalate after N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill denied access to Newark detention facility By Christine Sloan, Christine Sloan Christine Sloan Christine Sloan is an Emmy Award-winning reporter, who covers New Jersey for CBS News New York. Sloan re-joined the station in January 2023. She also worked at CBS News New York from 2004 to 2016. Read Full Bio Christine Sloan, Naomi Ruchim, Christina Fan, Christina Fan Christina Fan Christina Fan joined CBS News New York as a general assignment reporter in spring of 2019. Read Full Bio Christina Fan, Alexa Herrera Alexa Herrera Digital Producer, CBS News New York Alexa Herrera is a digital producer with the CBS News New York web team. She previously worked with WUFT and WTSP in Florida as a digital producer.
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