They arrest the mayor of Newark during protest against migrant detention center near New York

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May 10, 2025May 10, 2025By Mario Vásquez
They arrest the mayor of Newark during protest against migrant detention center near New York

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Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark and critic of the immigration policy of President Donald Trump, was arrested this Friday, May 9 for alleged purple raid.

Greater Ras Baraka of Newark Confronts Ice Agents at A Demonstration Outside An Immigrant Detention Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey May 7, 2025. The Major Arrived At The Gates of Delaney Hall to Inspect the Previous Preasing Prison That is Being converted into an immigrant detention center. Delaney Hall Has The Ability to Hold Over at 1000 People, and The Detention Facity, Privately Owned by The Geo Group, Holds A Contract with the federal Government to House People Arrestted by Ice. (Photo by Timothy A. Clary / AFP)

The mayor of Newark, Ras Barak

He Democratic Mayor of an important city near New Yorkwhich protested against a megacenter of arrest migrants promoted by the president Donald Trumpwas arrested by intrusion in the place, the New Jersey prosecutor, near the Republican president announced on Friday, May 9.

He Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka“He incurred in abode” and “has been put into custody,” said prosecutor Alina Habba, who was a personal lawyer for Donald Trump.

Baraka “He ignored multiple warnings” of the services of the Department of Internal Security to withdraw from the detention center of the Federal Agency for Control of ICE immigration In Newark, New Jersey, Friday afternoon, said the prosecutor.

“He has voluntarily opted to ignore the law. That will not be tolerated in this state,” said Habba.

Images of American media showed the mayor walking quietly, handcuffed from behind, surrounded by police officers.

Barakastrong critic of the immigration policy of Trumpopposes the installation of this center in New Jerseya labor state on the outskirts of the city of New Yorkwhich has important Hispanic and Afro -American communities.

This week, the mayor went several times to the Delaney Hall facilities. At the end of February, the services of ICE They awarded a contract of one billion dollars for 15 years to a company to transform it into a migrant detention center of 1 thousand beds.

The site was chosen near the airport of Newark To facilitate expulsions.

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