The state Public Defender’s Office filed a motion on Friday to dismiss charges against 40 protesters who were arrested at Delaney Hall last week.
The defendants were among a group of 60 protestors arrested by Newark Police and State Police at the ICE detention facility on the night of May 31. They were all charged with fourth-degree rioting and disorderly persons resisting arrest.
Police said the charges were the result of the protesters failing to comply with a 9 p.m. curfew. Before the arrests, officers verbally warned the protestors that they needed to leave the protesting areas for about 15 minutes, according to the motion…