{"id":2433083,"date":"2025-05-09T18:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newark-mayor-arrested-at-protest-where-lawmakers-stormed-ice-prison\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T18:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T22:57:16","slug":"newark-mayor-arrested-at-protest-where-lawmakers-stormed-ice-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newark-mayor-arrested-at-protest-where-lawmakers-stormed-ice-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Newark mayor arrested at protest where lawmakers &#8216;stormed&#8217; ICE prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewark-mayor-arrested-at-protest-where-lawmakers-stormed-ice-prison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2433083&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for trespassing at the Delaney Hall Detention Center, wich is operated by immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-government-officials-worked-with-open-borders-activists-to-draft-sanctuary-law\/\" title=\"Maryland Government Officials Worked With Open Borders Activists To Draft Sanctuary ...\">detain illegal immigrants<\/a>. The incident occurred during a protest where Baraka and two Democratic Congressmen, Rob Menendez and Bonnie watson Coleman, reportedly &#8220;stormed&#8221; the facility. The Department of Homeland Security condemned their actions as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/license-and-registration-philadelphia-cops-caught-in-the-crossfire-over-traffic-stops\/\" title=\"L...nse And Registration: Philadelphia Cops Caught In The Crossfire Over Traffic Stops\">putting law enforcement<\/a> and detainees at risk, asserting that the mayor ignored multiple warnings to leave. Following the arrest, Menendez characterized the police response as intimidation and criticized the Trump governance\u2019s immigration policies. Baraka, who is also a candidate for New Jersey governor in 2026, was involved in the protests against ICE during the incident, which drew notable political backlash.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newark mayor arrested during protest where lawmakers &lsquo;stormed&rsquo; ICE prison<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2117967\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Newark Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3322031\/2025-elections-will-test-gop-momentum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ras Baraka<\/a> was arrested by police at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3405168\/prisons-reopening-trump-administration-immigration-deportation-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Delaney Hall Detention Center<\/a>, used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal immigrants in his city, for trespassing at the facility.<\/p>\n<p>Two Democratic U.S. congressmen &ldquo;stormed&rdquo; the ICE prison, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which said such conduct &ldquo;goes beyond a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newark-mayor-arrested-during-protest-where-lawmakers-stormed-ice-prison-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... during protest where ...makers \u2018...\u2019 ... - Washington Examiner\">bizarre political stunt<\/a> and puts the safety of our law enforcement agents and detainees at risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3405168\/prisons-reopening-trump-administration-immigration-deportation-efforts\/\">Trump moves to reopen prisons and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >shuttered immigrant detention facilities<\/a> for ICE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3404210\/the-great-supply-chain-robbery\/\">The great supply chain robbery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3405899\/washington-catholic-confession-bishops-refuse-law-requiring-disclose-sexual-abuse\/\">Washington bishops refuse state law requiring them to disclose confessions of sexual abuse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon,&rdquo; Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba, who is also a counselor to President Donald Trump, said in a post on X. &ldquo;He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state. He has been taken into custody. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic New Jersey Reps. Rob Menendez, LaMonica McIver, and Bonnie Watson Coleman were at the facility with Baraka to protest the ICE prison.<\/p>\n<p>A video showed Baraka being arrested, and McIver can be heard in the background saying, &ldquo;Put your hands off me!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Video shared w\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Axios<\/a> of the moment Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Spvhs7LygX\">https:\/\/t.co\/Spvhs7LygX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AEUXmmSmbk\">pic.twitter.com\/AEUXmmSmbk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewSolender\/status\/1920925336725766469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Coleman and Menendez &ldquo;stormed the gate&rdquo; of the facility and &ldquo;holed up&rdquo; in a guard shack at the first security checkpoint, the DHS said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/05\/09\/members-congress-break-delaney-hall-detention-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">press release<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, as a bus of detainees was entering the security gate of Delaney Hall Detention Center, a group of protestors, including two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, stormed the gate and broke into the detention facility. Representatives Robert Menendez, Jr. and Bonnie Watson Coleman and multiple protestors are holed up in a guard shack, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-person-who-drove-through-security-checkpoint-at-military-base-as-kamala-harris-was-set-to-visit\/\" title=\"Pol... Arrest Person Who Drove Through Security Checkpoint At Military Base As Kamala Harris Was Set To Visit\">security check point<\/a>,&rdquo; the statement says.<\/p>\n<p>DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin called the matter &ldquo;an evolving situation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Members of Congress are not above the law and cannot illegally break into detention facilities. Had these members requested a tour, we would have facilitated a tour of the facility.&rdquo; McLaughlin said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement adds that the facility&rsquo;s permits are valid, and the Newark politicians&rsquo; allegations that they aren&rsquo;t are false. Inspections for plumbing, electricity, and fire codes have been cleared.<\/p>\n<p>The National Republican Congressional Committee slammed the Democrats involved in the protest in a post on X, asking if their colleagues support their &ldquo;unhinged&rdquo; behavior.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;House Democrats must answer, do they support this unhinged attempt to obstruct justice and block deportations of criminal illegal migrants?&rdquo; it wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobMenendez4NJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobMenendez4NJ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LamonicaMciver?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LamonicaMciver<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bonnie4Congress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bonnie4Congress<\/a> just BROKE INTO an ICE detention facility. House Democrats must answer, do they support this unhinged attempt to obstruct justice and block deportations of criminal illegal migrants? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5TO7WR1Gh7\">pic.twitter.com\/5TO7WR1Gh7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NRCC (@NRCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRCC\/status\/1920932234086781179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Speaking outside the ICE prison following Baraka&rsquo;s arrest, Menendez said ICE sent out 20 armed individuals to confront him, Baraka, McIver, and Coleman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was an act of intimidation,&rdquo; Menendez claimed. &ldquo;We know what ICE has been doing in our communities. We know that the president lied, and this administration lies every day when they say they are going after criminals. It is not true.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They feel no weight of the law, they feel no restraint on what they should be doing, and that was shown in broad daylight today when they not just arrested the mayor of Newark but when they put their hands on two members of Congress who are standing behind me,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;How is this acceptable?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3225950\/deporter-chief-what-expect-trump-promised-mass-deportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TRUMP&rsquo;S MASS DEPORTATION PLAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baraka is a candidate for New Jersey governor in 2026 to replace incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. He&rsquo;s facing a crowded Democratic field that also includes New Jersey Reps. Mikie Sherrill and Josh Gottheimer, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted the Newark Mayor&rsquo;s office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2117967\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2117967\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for trespassing at Delaney Hall Detention Center during a protest where two Democratic congressmen entered the facility<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2433084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ras-Baraka.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4376,54963,4602,21815,4542],"class_list":["post-2433083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrested","tag-ice-prison","tag-mayor","tag-newark","tag-protest"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ras-Baraka.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2433083"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2433087,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433083\/revisions\/2433087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2433084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2433083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2433083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2433083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}