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Man Arrested After Threatening ICE Officer at Newark Detention Center

6/2/2026

Summary

Story summary

A perimeter at Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center caused violations and the arrest of a man charged with threatening an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the standoff was controlled, reiterated zero-tolerance for assaults on agents, and thanked Governor Mikie Sherrill.
Governor Mikie Sherrill and Mayor Ras Baraka backed the curfew and trooper deployment while DHS said detainees kept receiving services and visits resumed Sunday.

History

Historical Context

In September 1996 Congress enacted IIRIRA, effective April 1 1997, which added at least 1,000 border-patrol agents annually through 2001 and launched the 287(g) state-local partnership. The 2002 Homeland Security Act placed INS functions into DHS, giving ICE expanded detention powers. That enforcement framework underlies the Newark Delaney Hall standoff, where DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Governor Mikie Sherrill and Mayor Ras Baraka dispute local detention policy.

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Story summary

A perimeter at Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center caused violations and the arrest of a man charged with threatening an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the standoff was controlled, reiterated zero-tolerance for assaults on agents, and thanked Governor Mikie Sherrill.
Governor Mikie Sherrill and Mayor Ras Baraka backed the curfew and trooper deployment while DHS said detainees kept receiving services and visits resumed Sunday.

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