Baptist News Global –Tensions are rising in New Jersey after Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested outside a federal immigration detention center and three members of Congress were threatened with criminal action after inspecting the facility.
The incident occurred May 9 outside Delaney Hall, which U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement uses to hold immigrants pending deportation. Baraka was released after being accused of trespassing and failing to heed warnings to leave, according to the Associated Press. “Stepping out of an SUV with flashing emergency lights, he told waiting supporters: ‘The reality is this: I didn’t do anything wrong.’”
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