and the demands of the detained hunger and labor strikers—#1 being a meeting with Gov. Sherrill, followed by the release of all held inside Delaney—have gone unacknowledged while she, Sen. Andy Kim, and others say protesters attempting to block ICE operations are distracting from the detainees.
Lex McMenamin (they/them)
just re-upping. Newark and New Jersey governance are explicitly aiming to ease ICE operations at Delaney Hall. the dozens arrested and injured amid the protests outside are being depicted as “agitators.” this mimics what we’ve seen in many other Dem-run areas with anti-ICE protest/direct action.
Lex McMenamin (they/them)
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced a curfew outside Delaney Hall for midnight amid many cops on the ground and a nightly street closure, with threat of charges for anyone attempting to remain
