New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said on May 29 that state law enforcement has set up a protest zone outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center amid ongoing protests in the area.
Speaking at a press conference, Sherrill said she had sent state police to restore order outside the facility and established a designated protest zone to ensure public safety, as the situation there had “grown unsafe.”
“I will not give [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] the pretext to expand operations in our state,” the governor told reporters. “Our top priority is public safety, and we need to take this opportunity to lower the temperature now.”…