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highplainsdem

(59,632 posts)
Fri May 9, 2025, 02:51 PM May 2025

New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says

Source: Washington Post

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said.

Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said on the social platform X that Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility run by private prison operator GEO Group.

The mayor has been protesting the opening of the facility throughout this week, saying its operators did not get proper permits.

In her social media post, Habba said Baraka had “chosen to disregard the law.” She added that he was taken into custody.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2025/05/09/immigration-protest-ice-newark-mayor-arrested/4f6dd208-2d0d-11f0-a724-3bc879c9f843_story.html

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New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says (Original Post) highplainsdem May 2025 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author yankee87 May 2025 #1
There's no other post about it in LBN. highplainsdem May 2025 #2
Do not,... magicarpet May 2025 #3
Especially do not do it if you rely on Social Security Retirement for your sole source of income. LiberalArkie May 2025 #11
Oh,... wow,... I was not aware of this,... magicarpet May 2025 #12
You have to manually reapply after release. LiberalArkie May 2025 #13
at my age barbtries May 2025 #14
I think a person will be alright as long as Social Security id not their sole source of income (Me) and LiberalArkie May 2025 #18
WOW!! I Didn't Know That!! Thanks!! TomJulie May 2025 #15
They have crossed another line SheltieLover May 2025 #4
Is there any line they can't or won't cross these days? ananda May 2025 #5
I doubt it SheltieLover May 2025 #6
He might have just won JustAnotherGen May 2025 #7
I believe so! SheltieLover May 2025 #8
Baraka has chosen to disregard the law?????????????????/ vapor2 May 2025 #9
Closer to the ignition of the powder keg. Mr. Evil May 2025 #10
I don't think JustAnotherGen May 2025 #16
According to witnesses... 2naSalit May 2025 #17
From NJ.com: Wicked Blue May 2025 #19
More info from Patch.com article Wicked Blue May 2025 #20
Thank you for this information. orangecrush May 2025 #22
According to Dem congressman Robert iemanja May 2025 #21
For profit ICE detention camps? Prairie_Seagull May 2025 #23
Private prison companies have been licking their chops over this sort of thing for more than 15 years: highplainsdem May 2025 #24

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

magicarpet

(18,456 posts)
3. Do not,...
Fri May 9, 2025, 02:57 PM
May 2025

...... protest the actions of the Fuhrer or his Gestapo - or you will be thrown in the dungeons to rot.

LiberalArkie

(19,210 posts)
11. Especially do not do it if you rely on Social Security Retirement for your sole source of income.
Fri May 9, 2025, 04:42 PM
May 2025

You will loose it if you are in jail for 30 days

magicarpet

(18,456 posts)
12. Oh,... wow,... I was not aware of this,...
Fri May 9, 2025, 04:50 PM
May 2025

(Derived from Artificial Intelligence.)

Yes, Social Security benefits are generally suspended while a person is incarcerated in jail or prison. The suspension typically lasts for the duration of the incarceration and can be reinstated upon release. If incarcerated for more than 30 continuous days, Social Security benefits will be suspended. However, if incarcerated for 12 consecutive months or longer, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits may be terminated and a new application may be required upon release.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
Suspension vs. Termination:
If incarcerated for less than 30 days, the benefits are usually suspended and can be reinstated upon release. If incarcerated for 12 consecutive months or longer, the SSI benefits are terminated, and a new application is needed.
** Reinstatement:
Once released, individuals can apply to have their suspended Social Security benefits reinstated. This process typically involves providing proof of release and contacting the Social Security Administration (SSA).
** SSI Terminations:
For SSI recipients, if incarcerated for 12 consecutive months or longer, their benefits are terminated, and they will need to file a new application upon release.
** Spouse and Children:
While the incarcerated individual's benefits are suspended, their spouse and children may continue to receive benefits as long as they remain eligible.

LiberalArkie

(19,210 posts)
13. You have to manually reapply after release.
Fri May 9, 2025, 04:54 PM
May 2025

But if your social security is use to pay a house note or car note or is the sole income for a family . Oh well.

https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10133.pdf

barbtries

(31,095 posts)
14. at my age
Fri May 9, 2025, 04:59 PM
May 2025

i cannot and will not let that threat change my behavior. i stand on my rights. I do it for future generations.

LiberalArkie

(19,210 posts)
18. I think a person will be alright as long as Social Security id not their sole source of income (Me) and
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:16 PM
May 2025

they have good legal representation. It stops after 30 days in jail so anyone with any kind of money would be out before then,

However me, nope. No money for lawyers and Arkanstan does not really believe in legal aide. And the circuit judge sometimes takes a while to make it around to assign bail. But then again as a renter I do not have anything for the bail. SO I would be stuck there until the circuit judge makes his rounds. Sometimes up to 90 days.

vapor2

(3,637 posts)
9. Baraka has chosen to disregard the law?????????????????/
Fri May 9, 2025, 03:08 PM
May 2025

What about the rest of this regime and their lawlessness?? Double standard it seems

JustAnotherGen

(37,476 posts)
16. I don't think
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:05 PM
May 2025

They realize what they've done.

I feel we need to go get him "thousands of us Democrats in NJ" leveraging brute force and violence.

2naSalit

(99,705 posts)
17. According to witnesses...
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:15 PM
May 2025

Who were on Deadline Whitehouse today, nobody was protesting anything until the arrest.

Three of whom are sitting Congresspersons.

Wicked Blue

(8,409 posts)
19. From NJ.com:
Fri May 9, 2025, 05:59 PM
May 2025
ICE officers arrest N.J. mayor outside immigrant detention center

ICE officers arrested the mayor of Newark Friday afternoon in a violent struggle just outside the gates of a privately operated immigrant detention facility that he had opposed.

About 2:40 p.m., ICE officers in combat fatigues forcibly arrested Mayor Ras Baraka outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention facility in Newark as a crowd of city officials and immigrant rights advocates tried to encircle him to prevent his arrest.

After a struggle, ICE agents physically dragged Baraka through the gate and placed him in handcuffs before leading him toward the entrance to a building at the facility.

As agents tried to handcuff Baraka, he could be heard, calmly, saying, “My hands are right there. My hands are right there.”

https://www.nj.com/essex/2025/05/ice-officers-arrest-newark-mayor-outside-immigrant-detention-center.html

My italics
This is a freaking outrage

Wicked Blue

(8,409 posts)
20. More info from Patch.com article
Fri May 9, 2025, 06:10 PM
May 2025
Delaney Hall is the name of the Newark immigrant detention center where the protests and the mayor's arrest took place.

Trump’s immigration crackdown will likely create a massive profit for the GEO Group and CoreCivic.

According to the GEO Group, the 15-year, fixed-price contract for Delaney Hall is expected to generate in excess of $60 million in annualized revenues for GEO in the first full year of operations. The company estimated the 15-year value of the contract with normal cost of living adjustments to be approximately $1 billion.

According to Open Secrets, the GEO Group spent $1.38 million lobbying the federal government in 2024, and CoreCivic spent $1.77 million. Much of their focus was the appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, which includes the budget for ICE.

The day after Trump was reelected to his second term, the companies’ stock prices soared: GEO Group’s by about 41 percent and CoreCivic’s by nearly 29 percent.

https://patch.com/new-jersey/newarknj/newark-mayor-arrested-protesting-new-ice-detention-facility

orangecrush

(28,077 posts)
22. Thank you for this information.
Fri May 9, 2025, 08:55 PM
May 2025


The message is don't interfere with their grift at the expense of the helpless.

iemanja

(57,314 posts)
21. According to Dem congressman Robert
Fri May 9, 2025, 08:18 PM
May 2025

Menendez, Baraka had stepped three feet inside the grounds, was told he was trespassing, and he went back to the public side of the fence. The ICE agents then took a phone call, and afterward went outside the gates and arrested Baraka from the public side of the fence. They then roughed up three congresspeople, two women and Menendez. They were not trespassing since they have the right to check out detention facilities. The administration and the RW media are lying about what happened.

There is a Meidas Touch video on it.

Prairie_Seagull

(4,588 posts)
23. For profit ICE detention camps?
Sat May 10, 2025, 07:38 AM
May 2025

How many will this force over the edge?
Arresting a Mayor, they want it known and don't give a fuck.
Becoming an ex-pat is sounding better and better.
Again I say, It's time for spontaneous direct actions.

IMO

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