New Jersey mayor arrested exterior ICE facility after protest with members of Congress | EUROtoday

Newark, New Jersey mayor Ras Baraka was arrested exterior an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention middle in Elizabeth as members of Congress

New Jersey’s performing U.S. Attorney Alina Habba — Donald Trump’s former protection legal professional — accused the mayor of trespassing and ignoring warnings from federal legislation enforcement brokers to depart.

“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,” Habba wrote.

Lawmakers gathered in Newark on Friday to demand solutions from ICE following the opening of the personal, for-profit facility that may detain greater than 1,000 individuals.

Video from exterior the ability exhibits masked federal officers attempting to carry again a crowd exterior the detention middle’s fence as Baraka is escorted in direction of the constructing in handcuffs.

In February, ICE company awarded GEO Group a 15-year, $1 billion contract to carry immigrants dealing with deportation contained in the two-story facility generally known as Delaney Hall.

The constructing is close to Newark Liberty International Airport, which has been utilized by the federal authorities to stage elimination flights.

Baraka has vowed to affix day by day demonstrations exterior the ability till metropolis official are allowed inside to examine its situations.

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