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NJ Police Create Protest Zone, Arrest Six Out-of-State Demonstrators

5/31/2026

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NJ police assumed security at Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, establishing a protest zone after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) withdrew.
Troopers built the zone, issued three dispersal orders, arrested six demonstrators.
Governor Mikie Sherrill said five of six arrested were out-of-state, suggesting agitators.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called action a win for order.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche posted images of ICE officers labeling protests riots.

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Story summary

NJ police assumed security at Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, establishing a protest zone after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) withdrew.
Troopers built the zone, issued three dispersal orders, arrested six demonstrators.
Governor Mikie Sherrill said five of six arrested were out-of-state, suggesting agitators.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called action a win for order.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche posted images of ICE officers labeling protests riots.