NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — At least two people were arrested when protesters and police pushed and shoved each other outside an immigration detention facility in New Jersey on Monday evening.
The incident occurred around 5 p.m. outside Newark’s Delaney Hall, which was reopened by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Trump Administration. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and accused of trespassing at the facility last Friday.
Baraka was not at Monday’s protest, led by religious leaders from around the tri-state area.
Demonstrators locked arms outside the gates of the immigration facility, impeding anyone from entering or leaving throughout the afternoon.
When it was time for a shift change at the facility Monday evening, police forcibly moved protesters to allow immigration workers to come and go.
At least two arrests were made. One woman shouted, “Everyone should be free,” while handcuffed in the back of a Newark Police squad car.
Baraka was arrested by federal authorities on Friday and released a few hours later. Several videos show him complying with orders to leave the property after federal officials told him he could not inspect the facility.
On Monday, acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba said she would carefully review Baraka’s case before announcing next steps.
It was a more careful statement than the one she released Friday, which ended with “NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.”
