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riversedge

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1. This tweet shows the chaos when the Mayor was arrested by "armed soldiers"........

Reply to Scrivener7 (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 08:47 PM

May 9

I hope the other 3 members of congress were released also.

Ruben Garcia
@goRubenRuben
Oralè Resister
Mayor Of Newark and
Three members of Congress were arrested by 20 armed soldiers and ICE at an
Illegal ICE Detention Center!
This is outrageous arresting elected public officials while

Link to tweet

ICE is operating without impunity or respect to the general public!
#Newark #USDemocracy
#ICE

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Newark mayor released from custody following arrest for trespassing at ICE detention center following protest [View all] Scrivener7 May 9 OP

This tweet shows the chaos when the Mayor was arrested by "armed soldiers"........ riversedge May 9 #1

The other three JustAnotherGen May 9 #3

He's right JustAnotherGen May 9 #2

This certainly won't hurt him. And good for him for being there. Scrivener7 May 9 #4

There I was (on reddit) having a nice Drumphf/Repug-Free late afternoon when... electric_blue68 May 9 #5

Well-regulated, state militia need to be present to help prevent this from happening... AntiFascist May 9 #6

The history of Woke doesn't repeat, but it rhymes. Marcuse May 10 #7

Mayor should close all roads leading to the facility JCMach1 May 10 #8