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Newark mayor’s arrest inflames tension between local officials, federal immigration agents
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in his city on ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka compared ICE to slave catchers weeks before arrest at detention facility
Slave owners would “have people chasing, catching you — it wasn’t called ICE then,” Baraka said during the April 13 gubernatorial campaign event in Willingboro.
US congresswoman charged with assault outside immigration centre
A scuffle broke out during a visit by Democratic lawmakers, but LaMonica McIver says the case against her is political.
New Jersey congresswoman faces assault charge over scuffle outside immigration jail
U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver, a Democrat from Newark, denied wrongdoing and said she was the victim of a politically ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka released after being arrested while protesting ICE detention facility he vowed to shut down
Newark Mayor and New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka was released Friday night after being collared at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility that opened Tuesday — and ...
Ras Baraka Blasts Alina Habba After Arrest: 'Get Better Information'
The Newark, New Jersey, mayor has responded to accusations of trespass at an ICE facility from interim U.S. Attorney Alina ...