Newark Mayor Ras Baraka faces federal trespassing charges following his arrest outside Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center. Baraka and other advocates claim the facility lacked proper permits and had blocked inspections, a claim denied by the Department of Homeland Security. Despite being charged, Baraka asserts he was present not to protest but to support legislators touring the center and insists he was invited, disputing the characterization of his actions. After a four-hour detention, he was released, facing a maximum penalty of 30 days in prison for the charge.
The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon.
We didn't storm the place. All of it is a lie. Somebody allowed me to go in. I didn't climb a fence. I didn't kick the door down.
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