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Ilsa

(62,990 posts) Fri May 9, 2025, 05:41 PM May 9

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The Newark NJ mayor was arrested on the PUBLIC [View all]

side of the fence surrounding the ICE facility. He had been a few steps on the property line when guards had opened the gate for him. Then they told him to leave. Then someone who had just been on the phone gathered about 20 armed, mostly masked agents and they went OUT of the facility and arrested on public property.

This is how it happened according to Rep. Menendez, who along with two other congresspersons was visiting the facility as part of his oversight role. He said he wasn't there to protest.

The mayor is being held at the facility. Menendez is trying to regain entry to check on the mayor.

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The Newark NJ mayor was arrested on the PUBLIC [View all] Ilsa May 9 OP

I wish we could dox ICE agents. nt Ilsa May 9 #1

Are they Ice hannah May 9 #3

THIS !!! So now anyone dressed like them can go and say they're ICE and kidnap people uponit7771 May 9 #23

Whatever happened to badge nos., name strips, rank patches? Seinan Sensei May 9 #25

Or are bdamomma May 9 #28

Same same Codifer May 9 #29

In due time JustAnotherGen May 9 #9

That's why they wear masks. TomSlick May 9 #14

They can't afford to be identified. dchill May 9 #17

Maybe it's time for the state and local police to get involved. nt Gore1FL May 9 #2

I don't disagree but local LEOs confronting federal LEOs would be fraught. TomSlick May 9 #15

I'd say we're already on the other side of fraught. dchill May 9 #19

"making them identify themselves." Right!!! uponit7771 May 9 #26

I met him two weekends ago NJCher May 9 #4

I was so impressed with him at our convention JustAnotherGen May 9 #37

That's great to hear! nt Ilsa May 10 #48

The mayor should shut down everything connected to the facility: power, water, sewage, city roads, block it all off. sop May 9 #5

The Council and Planning/Zoning Board JustAnotherGen May 9 #42

I've been wondering why the city hasn't cut services to the facility already Arazi May 10 #51

What kind of charges could be brought against him? i was a cathar... May 9 #6

They are LYING JustAnotherGen May 9 #8

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Welcome to DU orangecrush May 9 #12

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This message was self-deleted by its author NJCher May 9 #45

He was across the street. Lordy, there's video. Scrivener7 May 10 #46

He didn't storm the facility. They opened the gate to Ilsa May 10 #49

They don't know what they've done. JustAnotherGen May 9 #7

They should be careful in NJ who they unlawfully arrest. Jit423 May 9 #18

Oh yes we are JustAnotherGen May 9 #36

Multiple people from my neighborhood, about an hour away, were making plans to Scrivener7 May 10 #47

I agree JustAnotherGen May 10 #53

Can you even believe we're having these conversations? Scrivener7 May 10 #54

Yes - hear me out JustAnotherGen May 10 #55

"The mayor is being held at the facility"? orangecrush May 9 #10

Menendez? You mean Andy Kim? nt SouthBayDem May 9 #11

Robert Menendez Jr JustAnotherGen May 9 #38

No, the mayor. nt Ilsa May 10 #50

"How is this acceptable?" red dog 1 May 9 #13

They look more like Rambos than real police officers LiberalArkie May 9 #21

. littlemissmartypants May 9 #24

The ICE agents were reportedly VIOLENT during the arrest Wicked Blue May 9 #16

The Trump administration is trying it best to rip NJ a new one. Air Ports, this. I imagine because Christy would not LiberalArkie May 9 #20

Christie is old news JustAnotherGen May 9 #39

We are not holding Maga supporters accountable oldmanlynn May 9 #22

Thinking of going to Newark to protest tomorrow if they don't release him. Scrivener7 May 9 #27

It appears they have and I am still in. Prairie_Seagull May 10 #52

They're holding him at the ICE facility?! LauraInLA May 9 #30

They were but they just released him. The whole incident is horrifying. Scrivener7 May 9 #33

Probably water boarding him by now. orangecrush May 9 #44

If the media wasn't talking about this tonight they would be talking about GoodRaisin May 9 #31

They just released him. This is off the chain. Scrivener7 May 9 #32

It was a pushing match, a scrum Red Mountain May 9 #34

What bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bdamomma May 9 #35

Straight up NAZI shit. B.See May 9 #40

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