ICE agents arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at detention center protest
The Mayor of Newark Ras Barakan was arrested on FridayImmigration Center CenterWhere did he protest this week about his opening, the Federal Prosecutor said?
Alina Habban, a temporary power of power of Jersey, said in a social platform X The fact that Baraka made a crime and ignored the warnings from the security guards of the Homeland to leave the Seleney hall by the Private Prison Operator GEO GROUPA number
The AGBBA said that Barakan was “chosen to ignore the law” and added that he was detained.
Barakan, a Democrat who is running for success. Restricted GOV. Phil Murphy, the fight against the fight in connection with the fight hugged in connection with illegal immigration.
He aggressively advanced to the construction and opening of the 1000 bed detention center, claiming that it should not be allowed to open due to the problems of the building.
Witnesses say the arrest came after Baraka tried to join three members of the New Jersey Congress delegation, answers.
When federal officials blocked his entrance, he was strongly argumented, according to the Viri Martinez, Activist, Immigrant Justice Justice. It continued even after Baraka returned to the public side of the gates.
“There was a cry and push,” said Martinez. “Then the officers were tornarently. They dropped one of the organizers to the ground. They put in handcuffs to the barley and place in an unnoticed car. “
The statement said that the Legislators did not ask the Homeland Security Department to take a tour of the institution of the Witnesses. The cup said that they were taken to detainees as buses, “a group of protesters, including two members of the US House of Representatives, invade.”
The security of the homeland did not respond to special issues whether members of the house are planned to visit, and why only the mayor was arrested.
The statement said that Menendez, Watson Coleman, and a number of protesters were currently on the institution “guard”.
Auxiliary Secretary of State Trikia Maklullin is a statement that it calls “a strange political shock” and says that it risk the security of agents and detainees.
“Members of Congress are not above the law and cannot illegally invade prisons. If those members turned to tour, we would promote a tour, “said Maglailin.
The Federal Federal Democrat officials with the Associated Press, the Federal Official Investigation Logo, can be heard to Barak, he could not join the establishment of the institution, as “you are not a member of the Congress.”
Then Baraka left the safe area, the protesters returned to the gateway on the public side. The video showed that talking to a man through the gate, who said: “They talk about arresting you.”
“I am not on their property. They can’t get out of the street and arrest me, “Baraka replied.
Minutes later, several ice agents, several bearing faces, surrounded him and others on the social side. As protesters cried out, “shame”, Baraka pulled through the gate of the security of the handcuffs.
“The ice staff came out aggressive to arrest her and catch her,” said New Julie Moreno, New Julie, US families. “It doesn’t make sense of why they chose that moment when he was out of the gates.”
An e-mail left by the mayor’s communication office and telephone message did not immediately answer Friday afternoon. Cabor Moss, Baraka’s Guardian Campaign Speaker Kabir Moss, said: “We are actively monitoring and will provide more details because they will be available.”
The two-storey building is located next to a region of the region, which used to act as half a way.
In February, ice has signed a 15-year contract to GEO GROUP INC. The GEO contract estimated $ 1 billion, with an unusually long and great agreement for ice.
The announcement within the framework of President Donald Trump program to sharply increase the dividing beds sharply this year.
Baraka has sued the GEO group immediately after the transaction.
During his earnings on Wednesday, GEO gave a contract with the Delanian hall with his earnings, and with Executive Director David Donahu, saying that he received income a year earlier. He said that the institution began accepting the process of acceptance on May 1.
The hall said that the activation of the institution and another will increase the total capacity with about 20,000 beds of ice by about 23,000 beds.
DHS said in his statement that the facility has proper permissions and inspections have been cleaned.
This story was originally shown Fortune.com
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