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The Nation on MSNMayor Ras Baraka Talks to “The Nation”On his arrest, the private prison company GEO, and why he believes we’re heading into authoritarianism—but democracy will prevail.
The Trump administration warned three Democratic lawmakers Saturday that arrests are “on the table” after they participated in a protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark, where the city’s Mayor Ras Baraka was collared.
Ras Baraka was released from custody after being arrested at a protest against a controversial ICE facility run by private prison operator GEO Group.
Legal experts and officials clash over Newark Mayor Baraka’s arrest at an ICE facility as DHS bodycam footage sparks new questions and controversy.