Key facts
- Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced a reduction in police presence at Delaney Hall.
- The city will not use taxpayer funds to safeguard the ICE detention center.
- Delaney Hall is an immigration detention center in Newark.
- The facility is operated by a private prison company.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has stated that the city will scale back its police presence at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center. Baraka announced that Newark will not allocate taxpayer funds to provide security for the facility. Delaney Hall, located in Newark, New Jersey, is an immigration detention center operated by a private prison company.