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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka compared ICE to slave catchers weeks before arrest at detention facility
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who evaded federal charges following his arrest May 9 at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in the city, compared federal immigration ...
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Federal Judge Criticizes U.S. Attorney’s Office for Rushed Arrest of Mayor Baraka
Federal magistrate judge Andre Espinosa reprimanded the U.S. Attorney's Office for the "hasty arrest" of Newark Mayor Ras ...
New Jersey Globe1d
New Baraka ad highlights arrest as Trump resistance
In a new campaign ad touting his ability to stand up to President Donald Trump, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka highlighted his arrest that came while seeking to ...
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Hot Mic Catches Stunned Newark Mayor’s ‘A**hole’ Remark After Judge Destroys U.S. Attorney’s Office
Baraka's stunned reaction to a federal judge excoriating the U.S. Attorney’s Office for its handling of charges against him was caught on a hot mic Wednesday.
Judge Tells DOJ To 'Operate With A Higher Standard' After Newark Mayor's Arrest
The DOJ charged Ras Baraka with trespassing outside an ICE facility, then dropped the charges. A federal judge called the DOJ ...
New Jersey Globe2d
Judge dismisses Baraka charges, reprimands prosecutors
A federal judge on Wednesday scolded federal prosecutors and announced he will dismiss trespassing charges against Newark ...
‘Political retribution’: Newark mayor speaks out on Trump DOJ charging Dem congresswoman
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka reacts to the Trump DOJ charging Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver following a visit to an ICE facility ...
Prosecutors charge McIver with pushing and grabbing agents while trying to stop mayor’s arrest
Federal prosecutors allege Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver pushed and grabbed officers while attempting to block the arrest ...