After weekend clashes, protests continue under curfew near Newark ICE facility | CNN

Protests continued Sunday past a nightly curfew near Delaney Hall, an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, over alleged inhumane conditions for the detainees inside. Several protesters were arrested after refusing to leave once the curfew began, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. “A group of individuals who had come to the protest armed with helmets, shields, or gas masks deliberately refused to comply with repeated orders to leave the area and were arrested,” Davenport said in a statement. A heavy law enforcement presence could be seen moving protesters from the curfew zone outside Delaney Hall, according to video from Freedom News TV obtained by CNN. Officers, many marked as state police, were seen forming lines with riot shields, and several protesters appeared to be taken into custody. CNN has reached out to the New Jersey State Police, Newark officials and the Department of Homeland Security for more information. Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka enacted the curfew in a statement early Sunday, after protesters and law enforcement clashed outside the facility again Saturday night. “Due to the escalating situation at Delaney Hall and the increasing need for polic