WE PROTECT US: Last night, outside Delaney Hall ICE Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey, dozens of community members came out in solidarity with the abducted immigrants imprisoned there. Run by the GEO Group, one of the largest private prison companies in the US, the facility has become a notorious clearinghouse for New York and New Jersey prisoners of ICE. Due to the inhumane conditions a number of detainees rioted yesterday, breaking down a shoddily constructed prison wall. Outside, protestors rose to meet the moment, blockading the entrances to prevent the unmarked ICE vehicles from arriving or departing by standing up barricades and linking arms with one another.
As a result of this concerted resistance, an ICE vehicle swerved and careened into the detention facility’s chainlink fence, rendering it inoperable for more than two hours. The protestors held the line while the ICE squad were forced to wait for repairs, facing taunts and jeers from the inspirited crowd. After finally fixing the gate, ICE forced its way through the blockade, wielding batons, spraying mace, and running over the makeshift barricades.
The deportation machine was delayed because of this simple yet creative emergency action. The profligate system terrorizing communities all across the United States was met with disciplined and brave community action demanding ICE out of our cities and streets.
One woman came out to support because her husband was inside the facility. At one point she yelled out to the crowd that her husband was safe. What may have been possible last night with more bodies and with an expanded plan is a future to be seized. What may have been may well be—if we continue to fight for it.
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