US EditionJudge scolds DOJ in dismissing ICE facility trespassing charge against Newark mayor
- Federal prosecutors arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on May 9 during a protest outside Delaney Hall, an ICE immigrant detention facility in Newark.
- Baraka’s arrest and subsequent trespassing charge followed his surprise visit to the facility amid ongoing demands for transparency about detainee conditions.
- After 13 days, Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba dropped the charges, prompting Magistrate Judge Andre Espinosa to reprimand prosecutors for a hasty arrest and embarrassing retraction.
- Espinosa said the arrest carried serious reputational risks and should follow a careful, evidence-based review, reminding prosecutors that justice requires impartiality and not political agendas.
- The dismissal underscores concerns about prosecutorial misjudgment, while Habba filed assault charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver related to the same event, highlighting ongoing tensions.
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Glenn Beck WARNS: Dems are plotting war on deportations, Newark clash a mere ‘warm-up’
On May 9, three New Jersey Democratic House Representatives — Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez, and LaMonica McIver — along with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) clashed with ICE agents at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark during an unannounced oversight visit, protesting the facility’s reopening for migrant detention. Never mind the fact that ICE acting Director Todd Lyons has told us that “75% of the 152 detainees at Delaney Hall have…
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Uncanceled NewsGlenn Beck Warns: Dems Are Plotting War on Deportations, Newark Clash a Mere ‘Warm-Up’
(The Blaze)—On May 9, three New Jersey Democratic House Representatives — Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez, and LaMonica McIver — along with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) clashed with ICE agents at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark during an unannounced oversight visit, protesting the facility’s reopening for migrant detention. Never mind the fact that ICE acting Director Todd Lyons has told us that “75% of the 152 detainees at Delane…
Federal Judge Slams DOJ’s ‘Political Agenda,’ Tosses ICE Trespass Case Against Newark Mayor — ‘You Are Free to Go’
A federal judge tore into the Department of Justice on Wednesday as he threw out a trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. The charge stemmed from Baraka’s visit earlier this month to an ICE detention center alongside three Democratic members of Congress. U.S. District Judge Andre Espinosa didn’t hold back. He called the DOJ’s actions a “worrisome misstep” and criticized what he saw as a rushed, politically motivated case. “The gover…
Judge scolds DOJ over Newark mayor arrest
What happenedA federal judge in New Jersey Wednesday approved interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's request to drop trespassing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, then spent several minutes criticizing her office's "hasty arrest" and "embarrassing retraction of charges." Baraka was arrested during a May 9 surprise visit to a migrant detention facility with three House Democrats from New Jersey.Habba earlier this week charged one of the Democ…
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