Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested During ICE Facility Protest, Released to Cheers

Protest and Arrest at ICE Facility

• 📣 Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested while protesting at a newly opened US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility.
• ✊ Baraka, who has vowed to shut down the facility, was released later that evening to a crowd of supporters and public officials.
• ⛓️ Video showed Baraka being led away with his hands cuffed behind his back by a Homeland Security Investigations officer.

Baraka's Statement on Due Process

• 🗣️ Upon his release, Baraka stated, "We know that we're right. What we ask for is correct."
• ⚖️ He emphasized the need for authorities to obey local laws and policies and uphold the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Fourth, Fifth, and 14th Amendments.
• 🤝 Baraka asserted that everyone on this soil deserves due process, which is the core of their demand.

Support and Solidarity

• 🤝 Zohran Mamdani, a socialist mayoral candidate, stood in solidarity with Baraka and the demonstrators.
• 💬 Mamdani criticized the Trump administration for a "complete disregard for the rule of law" and a desire to jail dissidents.
• 📢 Baraka initially came to support his congresspeople, viewing the event as a part of democracy.
• 🙏 He thanked everyone for their support and urged them to go home safely.