Six weeks ago, a van piled high with flowers pulled up at the International Criminal Court’s detention center in The Hague. The court also received deliveries of birthday cards. Lots and lots of them. They were all for the newest inmate, Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, who turned 80 on March 28. … Read more
Federal officials arrested Ras J. Baraka, the mayor of Newark, on Friday after a confrontation that also involved three members of Congress at a new immigration detention facility that is expected to play a central role in President Trump’s mass deportation effort. Mr. Baraka, a Democrat who is running for governor, was taken to a … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested Friday as he protested at a controversial private detention facility that is expected to play a key role in President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation of immigrants. Baraka “committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself” from … Read more