Breaking - Newark mayor arrested by ICE

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28. They manhandled congresswomen

And arrested him in a public area.



Newark mayor arrested during congressional visit to NJ ICE facility
Witnesses said the arrest came after Baraka attempted to join a scheduled tour of the facility with three members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation, Reps. Robert Menendez, LaMonica McIver, and Bonnie Watson Coleman.

"We’re at Delaney Hall, an ICE prison in Newark that opened without permission from the city & in violation of local ordinances," Rep. Coleman wrote in a post on X.
When federal officials blocked his entry, a heated argument broke out, according to Viri Martinez, an activist with the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice. It continued even after Baraka returned to the public side of the gates.

“The agents started intimidating and putting their hands on the congresswomen. There was yelling and pushing,” Martinez said. “Then the officers swarmed Baraka. They threw one of the organizers to the ground. They put Baraka handcuffs and put him in an unmarked car.”

Gov. Phil Murphy said he was "outraged" by Baraka's "unjust arrest."


https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/newark-mayor-ras-baraka-arrested-ice/6258503/