Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said Tuesday that the private owner of an immigrant detention center lacks city planning board approval and a certificate of occupancy to open, and that his administration will file a lawsuit and padlock the building if necessary to block its opening without the necessary approvals.

More than a hundred activists and protesters gathered outside a planned immigrant detention center in Newark on Tuesday afternoon as Mayor Ras Baraka

Invited speakers include community leaders and families affected by mass deportation who spoke out against the reopening of Delaney Hall.

Activists, families affected by mass deportations and elected officials all spoke at the rally, including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.