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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka compared ICE to slave catchers weeks before arrest at detention facility
Slave owners would “have people chasing, catching you — it wasn’t called ICE then,” Baraka said during the April 13 gubernatorial campaign event in Willingboro.
Ras Baraka Blasts Alina Habba After Arrest: 'Get Better Information'
The Newark, New Jersey, mayor has responded to accusations of trespass at an ICE facility from interim U.S. Attorney Alina ...
Trump will ‘get all of you.’ Manager caught on tape threatening ICE raids at Baraka-backed hotel.
Ras Baraka, a Democratic candidate for governor and backer of the hotel, is a vocal critic of President Donald Trump‘s ...
Judge criticizes DOJ for ‘worrisome’ and ‘embarrassing’ blunders in arrest of New Jersey mayor at ICE facility
Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa granted what he called the “embarrassing retraction” of the trespassing charge following a May 9 incident.
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Judge dismisses Baraka charges, reprimands prosecutors
A federal judge on Wednesday scolded federal prosecutors and announced he will dismiss trespassing charges against Newark ...
Mayor vows to return to detention center after only some inspectors are let in
"We'll be back Monday," Mayor Ras Baraka said outside Delaney Hall on Friday after ICE and the GEO Group granted permission ...
Congresswoman charged with pushing and grabbing ICE agents while trying to stop mayor's arrest
Interim U.S. attorney says Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) assaulted the agents while protesting the removal of Newark Mayor ...
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Baraka goes after Sherrill in rare negative Dem ad
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s newest ad for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination goes straight for the jugular against the ...