Additional arrests are likely following Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s detention at a controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Newark, according to Department of Homeland Security officials. In a Saturday morning interview, DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin stated that “there will likely be more arrests coming” after Friday’s confrontation at Delaney Hall detention center, which resulted in the mayor being charged with trespassing, according to Patch.
The announcement follows a chaotic scene Friday when Baraka was handcuffed and detained for approximately five hours before being released without bond. McLaughlin claimed that bodycam footage showed members of Congress “assaulting” and “body-slamming” ICE officers during the incident, allegations the lawmakers vehemently deny.
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Mayoral Arrest Sparks Controversy
Baraka, who is currently running for governor in New Jersey’s Democratic primary, was arrested Friday afternoon while attempting to join three members of Congress conducting an oversight visit at Delaney Hall. According to ABC News, Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman, LaMonica McIver, and Robert Menendez Jr. had arrived at the facility to inspect conditions at the recently reopened detention center.
The confrontation occurred when federal officials allowed the congressional representatives to enter but denied access to Baraka. Witnesses described a heated argument that erupted even after the mayor returned to the public side of the gates. Julie Moreno, a New Jersey state captain of American Families United who was present during the incident, stated that ICE personnel “came out aggressively to arrest him and grab him” while he was outside the facility’s gates…