Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested by ICE during a protest against a new immigration detention facility, alongside three U.S. Representatives. This arrest represents the escalating tensions between local leaders advocating for immigrant rights and federal immigration enforcement. The incident drew criticism towards the Department of Homeland Security for their public statements, which many view as misleading. This has further heightened debates around the treatment of immigrants in detention facilities, raising questions about oversight and authority, especially when local officials attempt to fulfill their duties in managing these federal facilities.
Baraka attended multiple protests before, but this time Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman, Monica McIver, and Rob Menendez, Jr. were also in attendance.
DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin accused them of 'body slamming a female ICE officer.' The agency released footage 'exclusively to Fox News'.
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