"politicians have accused the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of reopening the detention facility, in contravention of local ordinances and without the necessary permits.
It is the largest such facility in the north-eastern US,
and was the first to open after Trump’s second term of office began in January,
according to the Ice website."
"federal officials blocked his entry, a heated argument broke out, according to Viri Martinez, an activist with
the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice.
It continued even after Baraka returned to the public side of the gates.
“There was yelling and pushing,” Martinez said. “Then the officers swarmed Baraka.
They threw one of the organizers to the ground.
They put Baraka in handcuffs and put him in an unmarked car.”
" Ice is out of control,” she said. “Ice thinks it can intimidate all of us. And it cannot intimidate any of us. And
we the people will make sure
that this administration adheres to the rules
that separate us from dictatorships and other third world countries.”
"Video attached to the tweet shows the
Congress members inside the grounds
of the center talking to employees. Other clips show them
being threatened with arrest for trespass by
Nazi Maga Trump clown uniformed
"officials."
Ras Jua Baraka
(born April 9, 1970
is an American politician, author, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, Baraka is the 40th and current
mayor of Newark, New Jersey.
"Newark native, Baraka is the son of poet and activist
Amiri Baraka
(born Everett Leroy Jones) and his wife Amina Baraka "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Baraka
"Baraka was featured on singer Lauryn Hill's 1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, as the narrator of several interludes on the album.
He also recorded the intro to The Score, the Fugees' second album. "
"He succeeded Luis A. Quintana, who was completing the term of Cory Booker, who had resigned after being elected to the United States Senate in October 2013"
Politico has described Baraka as "one of the most progressive Democrats in New Jersey, and possibly the nation"
"2014, the city initiated a Valentine's Day building lot sale in which
married couples could purchase housing plots in the city for $1,000,
provided they built a house on the lot within 18 months.Nearly 100 plots were sold"
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