According to U.S. Attorney Alina Habba for the District of New Jersey. Minutes after the video went viral, Habba posted on X to announce the arrest, saying, “He has voluntarily chosen to disregard the law.”
In this state, that won’t stand. He has been placed under arrest. “NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW,” she continued.
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. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this…
— US Attorney Habba (@USAttyHabba) May 9, 2025
The demonstration was a part of a continuing disagreement about the facility’s safety compliance and legality.
Baraka has stated in public that the plant was reopened in contravention of local rules and without the required approvals.
🚨BREAKING: Dem. Rep. Robert Menendez just admitted on MSNBC that every lawmaker present used PHYSICAL VIOLENCE against federal law enforcement officers.@SpeakerJohnson needs to grow a spine and start expulsion for EVERY member involved!
No one is above the law!!! pic.twitter.com/CS6elCY8n7
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) May 9, 2025
