Demonstrators defied a curfew outside the New Jersey facility in support of detainees reportedly on hunger strike over inhumane conditions

At least 20 protesters have been arrested outside an immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey, after they violated a newly imposed curfew, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said.

The arrests took place on Sunday night at the Delaney Hall facility, following days of escalating confrontations between demonstrators and law enforcement.

Officers moved in after the crowd failed to disperse. Police fired tear gas and detained the activists gathered outside the detention center following a…

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