Europe EditionNew Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says
- On May 9, Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, was taken into custody at Delaney Hall, a federal ICE detention center in the city, during a demonstration opposing the facility's opening.
- Baraka attempted to enter the facility with three New Jersey members of Congress despite multiple Homeland Security warnings to leave, leading to a confrontation and his detention.
- Delaney Hall, operated by the private GEO Group under a $1 billion, 15-year contract, opened on May 1 amid disputes over building permits, oversight, and legality.
- Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said Baraka committed trespass and “chosen to disregard the law,” while Homeland Security denied allegations of illegal entry despite protests and physical altercations.
- Baraka's arrest underscores the persistent conflicts between municipal leaders, federal immigration agencies, and legislators concerning transparency, jurisdictional authority, and the management of detention facilities.
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Alina Habba says ‘grandstanding’ Dem mayor chose to 'disregard the law,' arrest merited · American Wire News
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was among the Democrats arrested during Friday’s storming of a New Jersey ICE detention facility, an incident that grabbed national headlines and underscored the party’s support of violent illegal alien criminals. Baraka was led off in cuffs after the group, which included lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives, forced their way inside the gates at Delaney Hall as a bus with detainees was passing through, conduc…
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