Body cam footage sheds light on New Jersey mayor’s arrest at ICE detention center

Newly reviewed body cam footage suggests that Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest outside an ICE detention center in May may have been directed by one of the Justice Department’s highest-ranking officials. Knewz.com has learned that the footage, described in a court filing by Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), who faces charges stemming from the same incident, shows a Homeland Security special agent telling colleagues that Baraka was to be arrested at the direction of the Justice Department’s No. 2 official, Todd Blanche. The disclosure adds weight to concerns that federal law enforcement is being used to target Democratic…..

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