A Democratic member of Congress said she was “assaulted by multiple ICE officers” at the facility protest.
A protest at a new immigration detention facility in New Jersey descended into an uproar on Friday, as Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and multiple congressional Democrats decried severe treatment from federal law enforcement.
Baraka was released on Friday night and federally charged with trespassing at the facility.
“What’s happening now in this country, everybody should be scared of,” Baraka told supporters and press after being released from custody.
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