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The Guardian -  Top New Jersey officials announced on Friday that the state police will be taking over policing functions from federal immigration officers outside the contentious Delaney Hall facility, as reports surface of an influx of federal agents making their way to the area.

As part of the state police’s takeover of “public safety operations” at the site, they will establish a “peaceful protected zone” for demonstrators and will have protesters “move there today”, according to New Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, and attorney general, Jennifer Davenport.

The announcement comes amid days of clashes between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, during which officers have pepper-sprayed, Tased and shoved protesters.