US EditionNewark mayor arrested at ICE facility claims he was 'targeted' after court hearing
- Last week, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was taken into custody for trespassing while participating in a protest at a privately operated immigration detention facility in New Jersey.
- The arrest followed Baraka's protest at the center, which is run by Geo Group under a 15-year federal contract, amid his ongoing opposition to the facility and immigration policies.
- Baraka appeared in court on Thursday, where he was fingerprinted again, and he criticized the federal prosecutors for what he viewed as efforts to embarrass and demean him following his arrest.
- Baraka's defense called the arrest a "jurisdictional defect" and "selective prosecution," while prosecutors maintained he unlawfully entered the property and could face up to 30 days in jail.
- The case highlights tensions over federal immigration enforcement in sanctuary cities, with Baraka and supporters viewing the arrest as politically motivated and the government asserting a clear legal violation.
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Ras Baraka, the First Mayor at War with Trump
Ras J. Baraka was arrested in the same place where, in recent months, he starred in speeches with a congregation of activists and neighbors upset by the opening of the first Trump-era migrant detention center. Newark mayor, New Jersey’s largest city and part of the New York metropolitan area, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Friday, May 9, outside Delaney Hall, and could face trial in July on the charge of tres…
What Happened to ‘No One Is Above the Law’?
What Happened to ‘No One Is Above the Law’? When Donald Trump was indicted in March of 2023, the corporate media spent the next thirteen months up until his conviction smugly reminding everyone within earshot that “no one is above the law.” Yet these same supposed journalists are now expressing disgust and outrage at the arrest of leftwing politicians and judges who quite clearly appear to have broken the law. Last week, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka…
'Despicable': Lawmaker tears into Trump's DHS chief after mayor's 'targeting'
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) laid a smackdown on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on MSNBC, over the ongoing effort to prosecute Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka.Baraka, a progressive candidate for governor, joined a protest along with several members of Congress at Delaney Hall, a large, privately-operated detention facility being used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in contravention of local laws prohibiting such fa…
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