Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on his arrest at ICE facility
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Ras Baraka was released from custody after being arrested at a protest against a controversial ICE facility run by private prison operator GEO Group.
Newark mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka is now a martyr.
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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.
Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at DHS, addressed the incident in a CNN appearance on Saturday.
The 25-year-old says conditions inside the facility are subpar, the water "undrinkable," and the food "salty and stale."
The head of the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement agency has recognized the right of members of Congress to visit detention facilities —even unannounced.
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.