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US: Newark mayor orders curfew after Delaney Hall protests

The authorities have faced days of protest by pro-immigrant groups at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey, with the center's residents reportedly on a hunger strike over living conditions in the facility. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has called for the establishment of protected protest zones to minimise clashes with law enforcement.
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  • The authorities have faced days of protest by pro-immigrant groups at the Delaney Hall detention center in New Jersey, with the center's residents reportedly on a hunger strike over living conditions in the facility. S1
  • New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has called for the establishment of protected protest zones to minimise clashes with law enforcement. Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark in New Jersey, has imposed a curfew on the area surrounding Delaney Hall, the immigration d... S2
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