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Delaney Hall, a privately operated detention center in Newark, drew national attention on Friday as Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor, was arrested outside the facility by federal immigration agents.
Bonnie Watson Coleman, LaMonica McIver and Rob Menendez during his Delaney Hall visit. As of 7 p.m. on May 9, Baraka was not released from ICE custody. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released from federal custody Friday evening after immigration agents ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been released from custody by federal officials, capping off an extraordinary day that saw the mayor of New Jersey’s largest
New Jersey congressman Jeff Van Drew called the incident at Delaney hall an "orchestrated campaign to protect illegal immigrants" during a congressional oversight subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
The DOJ charged Ras Baraka with trespassing outside an ICE facility, then dropped the charges. A federal judge called the DOJ's actions "embarrassing."