The escape occurred after a riot involving up to 50 people on Thursday, June 12.
""DHS has become aware of 4 detainees at the privately held Delaney Hall Detention Facility escaping," a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said. "Additional law enforcement partners have been brought in to find these escapees and a BOLO has been disseminated.
Protests have been ongoing at Delaney Hall. About 50 detainees pushed down the wall of a dormitory room when meals were late, a lawyer for one of the detainees told NJ.com.
"We are concerned about reports of what has transpired at Delaney Hall this evening, ranging from withholding food and poor treatment, to uprising and escaped detainees. This entire situation lacks sufficient oversight of every basic detail — including local zoning laws and fundamental constitutional rights," Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement.
In May, Baraka was arrested and charged with trespassing during a visit to Delaney Hall. The charges were later dropped. Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., who was with Baraka that day, was charged Tuesday, June 10 in a three-count indictment for forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said.
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