Approximately 100 demonstrators protested in Lower Manhattan against the recent arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at an ICE facility. The protesters displayed signs demanding the abolition of ICE and criticized the Trump administration and local leaders. Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spoke out against the government's immigration policies, asserting their commitment to fight against laws they believe infringe on people's rights. The protest occurred shortly after Mayor Baraka's release from an ICE detention center, where he called for the facility's closure, affirming their stance against ICE's actions.
Elected officials, including Democratic mayoral candidate state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani and socialist NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, also spoke.
"We will stand up for the people that those laws protect, and we will do so each and every day, and we will do so at each and every juncture..."
Socialist NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams also slammed the president, bellowing into a blowhorn, "This administration is an embarrassment."
The Newark Mayor wants the ICE facility shut down. "We know we're right. What we ask for is correct," he told supporters.
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