Newark Curfew at Its Packed ICE Jail: GovBrief #486

A year after federal agents arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for protesting at Delaney Hall, he has imposed a nightly curfew around the same jail to protect residents from the same fate.

Federal prosecutors also charged a member of Congress who was there with him that day. The privately run jail is now packed with about 900 people, and roughly 300 of them have launched a hunger and labor strike over rotten food and denied medical care. The protests outside have continued every night despite the curfew.

Newark is looking after its people this week. You can find local activities to do the same in your own corner of the world at mobilize.us.

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I mean, it’s deeply offensive to me that you could have a fund that could even possibly compensate people who assaulted police officers or vandalized the Capitol on January 6. And I think that’s broadly held by most Republicans and most Americans.

Former VP Mike Pence speaking on Meet the Press on May 31, 2026