Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was released from custody Friday night following his arrest while protesting at a private Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility that is expected to play a key role in Trump’s plans for mass deportations.Three Democratic House members were also at the protest but were not arrested. […]
Newark mayor Ras Baraka arrested, then released at immigration detention protest (Picture credit: AP) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released Friday night after being arrested during a protest at a federal immigration detention centre in Newark. Baraka had been taken into custody by federal agents outside Delaney Hall, where he had joined demonstrators opposing the […]
File photo of Ras Baraka (Pic credit: AP) Newark mayor Ras Baraka, a leading Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor, is facing renewed criticism after a resurfaced video showed him applauding and embracing controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. The footage, taken in 2004 at a Newark church, captures Baraka introducing Farrakhan as a […]
