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Wicked Blue

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19. From NJ.com:

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 06:59 PM

May 9

ICE officers arrest N.J. mayor outside immigrant detention center

ICE officers arrested the mayor of Newark Friday afternoon in a violent struggle just outside the gates of a privately operated immigrant detention facility that he had opposed.

About 2:40 p.m., ICE officers in combat fatigues forcibly arrested Mayor Ras Baraka outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention facility in Newark as a crowd of city officials and immigrant rights advocates tried to encircle him to prevent his arrest.

After a struggle, ICE agents physically dragged Baraka through the gate and placed him in handcuffs before leading him toward the entrance to a building at the facility.

As agents tried to handcuff Baraka, he could be heard, calmly, saying, “My hands are right there. My hands are right there.”

https://www.nj.com/essex/2025/05/ice-officers-arrest-newark-mayor-outside-immigrant-detention-center.html

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This is a freaking outrage

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New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says [View all] highplainsdem May 9 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author yankee87 May 9 #1

There's no other post about it in LBN. highplainsdem May 9 #2

Do not,... magicarpet May 9 #3

Especially do not do it if you rely on Social Security Retirement for your sole source of income. LiberalArkie May 9 #11

Oh,... wow,... I was not aware of this,... magicarpet May 9 #12

You have to manually reapply after release. LiberalArkie May 9 #13

at my age barbtries May 9 #14

I think a person will be alright as long as Social Security id not their sole source of income (Me) and LiberalArkie May 9 #18

WOW!! I Didn't Know That!! Thanks!! TomJulie May 9 #15

They have crossed another line SheltieLover May 9 #4

Is there any line they can't or won't cross these days? ananda May 9 #5

I doubt it SheltieLover May 9 #6

He might have just won JustAnotherGen May 9 #7

I believe so! SheltieLover May 9 #8

Baraka has chosen to disregard the law?????????????????/ vapor2 May 9 #9

Closer to the ignition of the powder keg. Mr. Evil May 9 #10

I don't think JustAnotherGen May 9 #16

According to witnesses... 2naSalit May 9 #17

From NJ.com: Wicked Blue May 9 #19

More info from Patch.com article Wicked Blue May 9 #20

Thank you for this information. orangecrush May 9 #22

According to Dem congressman Robert iemanja May 9 #21

For profit ICE detention camps? Prairie_Seagull May 10 #23

Private prison companies have been licking their chops over this sort of thing for more than 15 years: highplainsdem May 10 #24

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