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• Pilot Was Warned Jet Was Too Low Before It Clipped a Light Pole

  05-06-2026 00:42 via nytimes.com
  The pilot heard a “thump” while landing in Newark, according to a newly released report. The light pole crashed onto a truck.
  
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• Members of Congress Intensify Criticism of Immigration Detention Center

  16-07-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Lawmakers are continuing to urge action at Delaney Hall in Newark, where the conditions have been decried by detainees and demonstrators.
  
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• Claims of Poor Conditions in ICE Facility Are Bolstered by Health Inspectors

  10-07-2026 15:10 via nytimes.com
  Detainees at the Delaney Hall center in Newark have complained for months about dirty, unhealthy living conditions. Documents echo their claims.
  
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• Contaminated Food, Unwashed Hands: Inside an ICE Detention Facility

  10-07-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Detainees at the Delaney Hall center in Newark have complained for months about dirty, unhealthy living conditions. Documents echo their claims.
  
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• Death Toll From Oppressive Heat in New Jersey May Be as High as 29

  07-07-2026 03:00 via nytimes.com
  In New York City, emergency rooms last week logged the highest number of patients treated for heat-related illnesses in years.
  
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• Oppressive Heat Suspected in 29 Deaths in New Jersey

  07-07-2026 02:15 via nytimes.com
  In New York City, emergency rooms last week logged the highest number of patients treated for heat-related illnesses in years.
  
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• Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says

  29-06-2026 22:55 via nytimes.com
  The incident Monday came less than three days after a United Airlines crew reported encountering a drone while arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport.
  
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• F.A.A. Investigates Drone Encounter at Newark Airport

  27-06-2026 20:32 via nytimes.com
  The crew of a Boeing 737 arriving from Florida on Friday reported a drone in the airspace as the plane approached Newark Airport. The plane landed safely.
  
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• Judge Throws Out Federal Suit Against 4 N.J. ‘Sanctuary’ Cities

  25-06-2026 02:43 via nytimes.com
  Judge Evelyn Padin ruled the Justice Department’s lawsuit ​was flawed because it did not also challenge a state directive limiting local cooperation with federal immigration agents.
  
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• Pregnant and Running for Re-election, a Democrat Faces U.S. Prosecution

  24-06-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Representative LaMonica McIver was charged with assault after an altercation with immigration agents that resulted in no injuries. She faces up to 17 years in prison.
  
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• High School Students Heckle Bard President Over His Ties With Epstein

  23-06-2026 00:58 via nytimes.com
  At a graduation ceremony for high schools affiliated with the college, Leon Botstein said, “To get anything done, you’re going to have to dance with the devil.”
  
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• Protester Is Struck by Driver Outside Immigration Detention Center

  23-06-2026 00:06 via nytimes.com
  The Delaney Hall facility in New Jersey has been the site of daily protests for nearly a month. Police officials in Newark are continuing to investigate the incident.
  
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• Delaney Hall Is Named After Their Family. They Want It to Close.

  13-06-2026 09:02 via nytimes.com
  Members of the Delaney family say that if the center continues to be used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, its name needs to be changed.
  
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• Governor’s Visit to ICE Detention Facility Is Strictly Limited, She Says

  09-06-2026 01:02 via nytimes.com
  Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey said she was not allowed to speak with immigrants at the Delaney Hall detention center.
  
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• A New Governor Faces Her First Crisis Amid Tear Gas and Tough Decisions

  07-06-2026 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Gov. Mikie Sherrill dispatched the New Jersey State Police outside the Delaney Hall migrant detention center after federal officials said they would flood the area with armed agents. Not everyone approved.
  
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• Protester Hit by Car at Newark ICE Detention Center

  06-06-2026 22:24 via nytimes.com
  
  A vehicle hit a protester on Friday as it was leaving Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark that has been the site of protests since late May.
  
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• ICE Says Detainees Are ‘Worst of the Worst.’ Government Data Disagrees.

  06-06-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Federal officials said they are removing killers and rapists from the streets. Data obtained by The New York Times indicates most detainees at a Newark facility haven’t been convicted of crimes.
  
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• Newark Mayor to Scale Back Police Presence at ICE Detention Center

  05-06-2026 19:57 via nytimes.com
  The mayor, Ras Baraka, said the city would not spend taxpayers’ money to safeguard Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark run by a private prison company.
  
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• Newark Mayor to Scale Back Police Presence at Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center

  05-06-2026 19:57 via nytimes.com
  The mayor, Ras Baraka, said the city would not spend taxpayers’ money to safeguard Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark run by a private prison company.
  
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• What to Know About the Arrest of ICE Protesters at Delaney Hall in New Jersey

  04-06-2026 20:02 via nytimes.com
  More than 80 people have been arrested during turbulent protests outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in New Jersey over the past two weeks.
  
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• Rioting, Assault, Violating Curfew: The Charges ICE Protesters Face

  04-06-2026 20:02 via nytimes.com
  More than 80 people have been arrested during turbulent protests outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in New Jersey over the past two weeks.
  
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• See the Clashes at Delaney Hall Between ICE and Protesters

  04-06-2026 16:35 via nytimes.com
  Demonstrations outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center have at times turned violent, with the authorities deploying tear gas and wielding batons as protesters resisted calls to disperse.
  
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• Governor Says Immigration Officials Won’t Let Her Visit Delaney Hall

  04-06-2026 16:35 via nytimes.com
  Gov. Mikie Sherrill said the Department of Homeland Security’s actions at the New Jersey immigrant detention center raised “serious questions.”
  
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• Sherrill Says Immigration Officials Won’t Let Her Visit Detention Center

  04-06-2026 05:40 via nytimes.com
  The governor said the Department of Homeland Security’s actions at Delaney Hall raise “serious questions.”
  
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• See the Clashes Between ICE and Protesters in New Jersey

  03-06-2026 19:31 via nytimes.com
  Demonstrations outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center have at times turned violent, with the authorities deploying tear gas and wielding batons as protesters resisted calls to disperse.
  
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• See the Clashes Between ICE and Protesters at Delaney Hall

  03-06-2026 19:09 via nytimes.com
  The demonstrations have at times turned violent, with federal and state authorities deploying tear gas and wielding batons as protesters resisted calls to disperse.
  
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• Curfew to Be Lifted Near NJ’s Delaney Hall ICE Facility Where Protests Have Raged

  03-06-2026 04:57 via nytimes.com
  The restrictions outside Delaney Hall immigration detention center were imposed after demonstrators who were protesting the conditions at the facility had clashed with the police.
  
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• Another Night of Violent Protests Outside a Newark ICE Detention Center

  01-06-2026 20:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Protesters and the police clashed again outside of an ICE detention center in New Jersey on Saturday night.
  
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• Visiting Hours to Resume at NJ’s Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center After Protests

  31-05-2026 22:13 via nytimes.com
  Gov. Mikie Sherrill and other New Jersey elected officials have urged calm as demonstrators clashed with police while protesting conditions at the immigration detention center.
  
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• ICE Agents to Leave Site of Volatile Protests at Detention Center

  30-05-2026 20:02 via nytimes.com
  Clashes between protesters and armed federal agents have erupted at the parking lot of Delaney Hall in Newark since the Memorial Day weekend.
  
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