Federal Judge Benchslaps DOJ For Arrest Of Newark Mayor During Visit To ICE Detention Facility

Federal Judge Benchslaps DOJ For Arrest Of Newark Mayor During Visit To ICE Detention Facility

Earlier this month, the federal government — multiple wings of it — went apeshit when dealing with routine oversight of ICE detention facilities. Three New Jersey Congressional reps (of the federal variety) made an unannounced visit to inspect an ICE detention center run by inappropriately gleeful private prison contractor, GeoGroup. As the Congressional reps tried to carry out their completely legal oversight duties, they were joined by Newark,…

Trump’s Secret Police: ICE Is Black-Bagging Political Dissent

Todd Miller, an author, journalist, and host of The Border Chronicle, joins the show to discuss the growing lawlessness of ICE as Trump escalates his mass deportation agenda. From the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and the DOJ’s assault charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver during their visit to the Newark ICE facility, to the expansion of ICE through the 287(g) task forces, Miller discusses what these developments reveal about the rise of sta…