US EditionNewark Mayor Ras Baraka set to appear in court on charge of trespassing at immigration facility
- Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in federal court on Thursday morning to address a trespassing charge related to an incident at a local immigration detention facility.
- Baraka was arrested last Friday after attempting to join three New Jersey congressional members at the facility, amid the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign.
- Baraka denied trespassing, explaining on Wednesday that footage shows staff at Delaney Hall granting him access so he could carry out enforcement of construction and fire safety regulations.
- The trespassing charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 days, and during the 15-minute court appearance ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Andr Espinosa—following a request by interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba—Baraka did not enter a plea.
- The case is likely to proceed to trial in July as Baraka campaigns for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, with the primary election scheduled for June 10.
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appears in court on charge of trespassing at immigration facility
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in federal court Thursday for a status conference on the Trump administration's charge that he trespassed at an immigration detention center in the city last week.
NJ Mayor Who Sought Entry to ICE Facility Once Called for Reduced Sentence for Gang Member
Before becoming mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Ras Baraka called for leniency in a case related to the leader of a violent street gang. Baraka, a Democrat running for governor of New Jersey, made national headlines after attempting to enter an illegal-alien detention facility last week with New Jersey Democrat Reps. Robert Menendez Jr., LaMonica McIver, and Bonnie Watson Coleman. The third-term mayor was arrested for trespassing at the Immigrati…
'Shame!' Alina Habba relentlessly booed as she shows up to prosecute mayor
Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, was booed as she appeared for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's first court appearance after being arrested for allegedly trespassing at a federal immigration detention facility.Onlookers could be heard booing and chanting "Shame! Shame!" as Habba walked in...
Ras Baraka Attends Status Conference For Newark Trespassing Case
Source: Andrew Burton / Getty Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is standing firm in the face of allegations that he forcibly trespassed into Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in New Jersey’s largest city, on May 9. Following his status conference on Thursday, Baraka addressed a crowd of supporters outside the federal courthouse, speaking with passion and conviction. He vowed to fight the accusations that he and several members of Congress “sto…
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