Newark Mayor Ras Baraka arrested while visiting ICE detention center Delaney Hall

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka arrested while visiting ICE detention center Delaney Hall

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on the afternoon of May 9, according to social media posts and other sources.

Video posted on

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(now called X) by News 12 NJ reporter Amanda Lee shows Baraka

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the Newark prison that the Trump administration has said it wants to turn into an immigrant detention center, which reopened on May 1.

Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba posted on

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(now called X): “The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state. He has been taken into custody. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.”

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Ricardo Kaulessar covers race, immigration, and culture for NorthJersey.com. For unlimited access to the most important news from your local community, please subscribe or activate your digital account today.

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