June 1, 2026, 1:57 p.mJune 1, 2026, 2:00 p.m
Protests against US President Donald Trump’s migration policy have been simmering for days in front of a US deportation center near New York: a nighttime curfew is now in effect there.
Until further notice, the curfew will be between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. for the immediate vicinity of the Delaney Hall deportation center in Newark, New Jersey, as Mayor Ras Baraka announced.
The protests have been going on for about a week.Image: keystone
After the much-criticized riots during operations by the immigration agency ICE in Minnesota at the beginning of the year, in which two US citizens were killed by shots from federal officers, a new conflict is now looming in Newark. For about a week, opponents of Trump’s migration course have been demonstrating in the parking lot in front of the deportation center and are encountering resistance from emergency services on site. Eyewitnesses report that there were repeated violent clashes.
Riots broke out during the protests.Image: keystone
Mayor Baraka speaks of an “escalating situation” and an “increasing need for police intervention” around the deportation camp. Several people have already been arrested, some were in possession of weapons. The aim of the curfew is to ensure the safety of all residents.
ICE supporters are also on site, as pictures show.Image: keystone
According to the news portal Politico, the mayor imposed the curfew in order to control the protests and not to give the Trump administration an excuse for increased deployment of immigration authorities. Baraka is a Democrat.
Protesters are calling for the deportation center to be closed. Image: keystone
Activists and democratic politicians are calling for the controversial deportation facility to be closed and are talking about inhumane conditions inside. The Department of Homeland Security contradicts this account. Since the beginning of Trump’s second term in office, ICE raids against migrants have regularly led to protests in many democratically governed cities. However, Trump is largely sticking to his migration course. (sda/dpa)