ICE releases N.J. mayor
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday outside an immigration detention center he’s been protesting this week. He allegedly trespassed and ignored warnings to stand down.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, arrested for trespassing at a federal immigration facility last week, compared his confrontation with federal authorities to the biblical King David's trials.
In a statement shared to social media, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said that he was outraged by Baraka’s arrest and called for his immediate release. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) described the scenes outside Delaney Hall as an “absolute outrage” and also called for Baraka’s immediate release.