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Newark expected to file suit to close Delaney Hall ICE facility as protests continue
1+ day, 28+ min ago (434+ words) Published Jun 2, 2026 at 8: 45 a. m. ET Newark Mayor Ras Baraka this morning is expected to announce a lawsuit over health and safety concerns at the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility in Newark. Baraka is scheduled to speak in front of the facility…...
Police officer fatally shoots man, injures 2nd person in Newark, officials say
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (264+ words) Published Jan 20, 2026 A police officer shot two people during an encounter in Newark on Monday afternoon, killing one and wounding the other, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly after 1 p. m. , when Newark police came across several civilians near Ross Street and…...
Feds arrest 2 men accused of escaping immigrant detention center in Newark
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (392+ words) Published Jun 17, 2025 at 8: 38 a. m. ET Two of the detainees who escaped a Newark immigration detention facility last week have been arrested, but two others remain at large, according to the U. S. Department of Homeland Security. Federal agents caught Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez in…...
Rep. La Monica Mc Iver indicted for allegedly interfering with ICE agents in Newark, officials say
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (363+ words) Published Jun 10, 2025 at 7: 46 p. m. ET A federal grand jury in Newark has indicted U. S. Rep. La Monica Mc Iver on three criminal counts tied to a confrontation with immigration authorities at a detention center last month, according to an announcement Tuesday from…...