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U.S. attorney drops case against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, charges Rep. LaMonica McIver for ICE protest
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's federal trespassing charge has been dismissed, but Rep. LaMonica McIver is now facing charges.
Trespassing charges against Newark mayor Ras Baraka dropped following ICE visit
Congressional Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was also charged with assault Monday night following a visit to a newly opened ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka meets with feds on Delaney Hall trespassing charges. What he said
Ras Baraka's lawyers and lawyers for the Trump administration faced off over his May 9 arrest at the Delaney Hall detention ...
Judge lectures DOJ over Ras Baraka arrest at ICE facility— as NJ Rep. LaMonica McIver is released without bail
A federal magistrate judge lectured federal prosecutors for withdrawing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after he was arrested during a protest at an ICE facility earlier this month, as a ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka arrested outside ICE detention center, released hours later
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday outside an immigration detention center he’s been protesting this week. He ...
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Mayor Ras Baraka Talks to “The Nation”
On his arrest, the private prison company GEO, and why he believes we’re heading into authoritarianism—but democracy will ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Released After Arrest at ICE Detention Center
The Democratic candidate for governor was detained during a protest at a New Jersey facility used by immigration authorities.