Newark Mayor Ras Baraka compared ICE to slave catchers
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's federal trespassing charge has been dismissed, but Rep. LaMonica McIver is now facing charges.
A federal judge on Wednesday scolded federal prosecutors and announced he will dismiss trespassing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka related to a
Congressional Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was also charged with assault Monday night following a visit to a newly opened immigration detention center in Newark.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge in New Jersey on Wednesday ordered Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver released on her own recognizance during the congresswoman’s first court appearance on assault charges stemming from immigration officials’ attempt to arrest Newark’s mayor at a detention facility.
A federal magistrate judge lectured federal prosecutors for withdrawing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after he was arrested during a protest at an ICE facility earlier this month, as a
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Ras Baraka, a Democratic candidate for governor and backer of the hotel, is a vocal critic of President Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown.