NJ governor sends state police to set up protest zone outside contested immigration detention center

NJ state police set up protest zone outside contested immigration detention center as ICE leaves

New Jersey state police relieved ICE agents outside Newark's Delaney Hall detention center on Friday, establishing designated protest zones after a week of escalating clashes, pepper spray deployments, and multiple arrests at the 1,000-bed facility. Governor Sherrill's de-escalation move—limiting ICE's direct frontline exposure—may serve as a replicable template for other Democratic states navigating friction between federal immigration enforcement and local jurisdiction.