A federal immigrant detention facility in New Jersey is at the center of a debate between Democrats and the Trump administration for the second time in a year. Democratic elected officials showed up outside the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark on Memorial Day and accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemen
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A federal immigrant detention facility in New Jersey is at the center of a debate between Democrats and the Trump administration for the second time in a year. Democratic elected officials showed up outside the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark on Memorial Day and accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemen
Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Sunday called the past week of clashes between law enforcement officers and demonstrators protesting conditions inside a federal immigration detention center "one of the most difficult" of his life. Democratic members of Congress have toured the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, which has become a focus point for opponents of US President Donald Trump's migration agenda. The mayor of Newark has imposed a curfew around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protestors and police.
VIOLENT scenes have erupted outside an ICE detention center as rival protesters clashed with each other and cops in a days-long demonstration. Pro and anti-ICE groups gathered outside the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday and tensions quickly rose with tear gas and flash bangs deployed.
The Hill reported the story as "Kim on clashes outside New Jersey ICE facility: 'One of the most difficult weeks of my entire life'." The Seattle Times reported the story as "Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration detention center." The Sun US reported the story as "Violence erupts as rival protesters clash with cops outside ICE detention facility as DHS vows 'we won't back down'."
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13 sources have covered this story, including The Seattle Times, The Independent, The Hill and The Sun US and 9 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 44 minutes ago.
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