- Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka says his administration is suing to block the opening of an immigrant detention center in Newark, asserting that its operators failed to obtain construction permits and refused to submit to local inspections
- “Today, the City of Newark is filing a complaint with Essex County Superior Court because ICE has opened their Delaney Hall facility without following proper building safety protocols,” Baraka said in a statement Monday afternoon, referring to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
