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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.
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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 ...
New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE facility
The Democrat, who is also running for governor, was involved in a scrum with three members of Congress seeking a tour of.
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 compared ICE to slave catchers weeks before arrest at detention facility
Slave owners would “have people chasing, catching you — it wasn’t called ICE then,” Baraka said during the April 13 gubernatorial campaign event in Willingboro.