Inside ICE Facility Where Newark Mayor Was Arrested for Trespassing

Tour of ICE Detention Facility

• 🔍 CBS News correspondent Nicole Sganga received an exclusive tour of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center.
• 🏥 detainees receive a full physical exam by a medical professional within 12 hours of arrival.
• 📞 The facility includes booths for detainees to call families or legal representation.
• 🗣️ Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons stated that ICE detention standards are among the highest and that detention is not punitive but for removal purposes.

Facility Capacity and Coordination Issues

• 🏢 The 1,000-bed facility, which opened on May 1st, was operating at roughly 15% capacity with 152 detainees.
• 🤝 Lyons cited a lack of federal coordination with local law enforcement assistance from New York and New Jersey police departments as a reason for low capacity.
• ⚖️ Regarding due process, the ICE director asserted that it was fully in place at the facility, despite White House considerations of suspending habeas corpus.

Arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka

• 🚨 Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and charged with illegally trespassing by HSI agents.
• ⏳ He was detained for four to five hours at a separate facility.
• 🚫 Baraka denies allegations of trespassing and stated he was present to attend a press conference and assist city officials in inspecting the ICE facility for fire and safety hazards.
• 👨‍⚖️ The mayor has been indicted on federal charges of trespass on federal property, with his first court appearance scheduled for Thursday.
• 🚶‍♂️ Baraka described being asked to leave, then being arrested by ICE agents outside the gate while congressional members were about to begin their tour.