Photos by Cooper Tyksinski and Chris Hetrick
High-profile demonstrations at Delaney Hall Immigrant Detention Center began in early May after advocates said detainees inside launched a hunger strike over poor living conditions at the 1,000-bed facility, the latest hotbed of opposition over the federal government’s immigration crackdown. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka actually imposed a curfew Sunday between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. around the center the after a series of intense clashes between protesters and police. The curfew was finally lifted Tuesday evening.
“After last night’s protest without a single arrest, we are lifting this curfew to allow full expression of the American right to free speech and to peacefully assemble,” Baraka said in a statement.
Photojournalist Cooper Tyksinski captured the scenes from Friday evening’s intense protests.
A protester is arrested outside Delaney Hall Detention Center on the seventh day of protests. Photo by Cooper Tyksinski.
A protester stands Silhouetted by floodlights placed by ICE agents. Photo by Cooper Tyksinski.
Protestors clash with NJ state and local police, pushing barricades surrounding the detention center. Photo by Chris Hetrick.
A man uses a bullhorn in front of a line of NJ state police in riot gear. A detainee’s shadow can be seen through the window. Photo by Chris Hetrick.
A protester wearing a respirator and goggles retreats away from Tear gas deployed to disperse protestors. Photo by Chris Hetrick.
ICE agents spray protestors with pepper spray during protests. Photo by Cooper Tyksinski.
A man lays on the ground inspecting his injuries after being hit by a non-lethal projectile deployed by police. Photo by Cooper Tyksinski.
A fire lit by protestors burns on the road of Doremus, about a half mile down the road from the Delany Detention hall. Photo by Chris Hetrick.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
