Newark, ICE and Ras Baraka
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The 25-year-old says conditions inside the facility are subpar, the water "undrinkable," and the food "salty and stale."
Newark mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka is now a martyr.
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The Nation on MSNMayor Ras Baraka Talks to “The Nation”Alina Habba, counselor to President Trump and interim US Attorney for New Jersey, said that Baraka had “willingly chosen to disregard the law” and had “ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center.
The Trump administration warned three Democratic lawmakers Saturday that arrests are “on the table” after they participated in a protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark, where the city’s Mayor Ras Baraka was collared.
Ras Baraka was released from custody after being arrested at a protest against a controversial ICE facility run by private prison operator GEO Group.
The head of the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement agency has recognized the right of members of Congress to visit detention facilities —even unannounced.