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New Jersey Governor Blames Out-Of-State Agitators for Inflaming Newark Ice Detention Protests

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 31 (Reuters) – Out-of-state agitators have escalated tensions at protests outside a Newark immigrant detention center, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill said on Saturday, as the city imposed an overnight curfew around the embattled Delaney Hall facility.

Sherrill, who had ordered state police to take control outside the facility, said five of six arrested Friday were from out of state, and that “national extremist groups” had joined Saturday’s protests, heightening tensions in the city.

“You should not be here,” she said of those who came to create chaos. “You are not helping the people detained at Delaney Hall. You’re not helping detainee families and you’re certainly not keeping New Jersey safe.”  

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka imposed a nightly curfew in the half-mile area surrounding Delaney Hall effective from early on Sunday.

“Beginning at 12 a.m., Doremus Avenue will be closed to all pedestrian traffic. Vehicle access will be strictly limited to those with verified official business in the area. This curfew will remain in effect nightly from 9 pm. to 6 a.m. until further notice,” he said Sunday in a post on X.

State police on Friday set up “protected protest zones” after........

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