ICE, Protesters Clash Again at Newark Detention Center as Police Pull Back and 2 Are Arrested
Updated
Updated · WABC-TV · Jun 5
ICE, Protesters Clash Again at Newark Detention Center as Police Pull Back and 2 Are Arrested
3 articles · Updated · WABC-TV · Jun 5
Summary
Two people were arrested Wednesday night after ICE agents and protesters shoved and struggled outside Newark’s Delaney Hall, with charges including aggravated assault on an officer and resisting arrest.
Newark police had just scaled back their presence at the migrant detention center, saying unrest had dropped sharply after more than a week of demonstrations over detainees’ alleged poor living conditions.
Mayor Ras Baraka said officers will now focus on traffic and public safety, while border czar Tom Homan warned the city would regret reducing its role and said ICE officers had previously been assaulted.
The broader protest response is also under scrutiny: New Jersey prosecutors say an Essex County prosecutor’s office sergeant stole an injured photojournalist’s camera bag and could face up to five years in prison.