Fox News: Newark, N.J. Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested at ICE Facility While Protesting

CAIN A New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ arrested after a group ░░░░░░░░ protesters including three members ░░░░░░░░ Congress broke into an ░░░░░░░░ detention facility in Newark ░░░░░░░░ afternoon Congresswoman Bonnie Watson ░░░░░░░░ and LaMonica McIver joined ░░░░░░░░ Robert Menendez Jr And ░░░░░░░░ their actions as part ░░░░░░░░ their power to conduct ░░░░░░░░ DHS telling Fox the ░░░░░░░░ rushed in through the ░░░░░░░░ and passed security when ░░░░░░░░ ICE bus was let ░░░░░░░░ with detainees The ICE ░░░░░░░░ at the center of ░░░░░░░░ Delaney Hall has also ░░░░░░░░ at the center of ░░░░░░░░ tense legal dispute in ░░░░░░░░ reopening just this week ░░░░░░░░ s get the very ░░░░░░░░ from Eric Shawn who ░░░░░░░░ been following it all ░░░░░░░░ SHAWN Yeah Will a ░░░░░░░░ tense situation this afternoon ░░░░░░░░ Delaney Hall in Newark ░░░░░░░░ Jersey as we have ░░░░░░░░ reporting ICE claims and ░░░░░░░░ Department of Homeland Security ░░░░░░░░ the two members of ░░░░░░░░ broke in rushing into ░░░░░░░░ facility You see there ░░░░░░░░ that gate opened up ░░░░░░░░ van drove in during ░░░░░░░░ protest That s when ░░░░░░░░ say the two members ░░░░░░░░ Congress rushed in first ░░░░░░░░ a guard shack but ░░░░░░░░ they are out But ░░░░░░░░ has all occurred as ░░░░░░░░ mayor of Newark who ░░░░░░░░ an opponent of the ░░░░░░░░ Ras Baraka has been ░░░░░░░░ for trespassing The DHS ░░░░░░░░ tell Fox News that ░░░░░░░░ that demonstration the two ░░░░░░░░ of Congress were Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Menendez Jr son of ░░░░░░░░ disgraced former senator you ░░░░░░░░ who was convicted of ░░░░░░░░ and then resigned and ░░░░░░░░ Bonnie Watson Coleman In ░░░░░░░░ statement DHS says the ░░░░░░░░ of Congress storming into ░░░░░░░░ detention center goes beyond ░░░░░░░░ political stunts and put ░░░░░░░░ safety of our law ░░░░░░░░ agents and the detainees ░░░░░░░░ risk Members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ says are not above ░░░░░░░░ law and cannot illegally ░░░░░░░░ into detention facilities Had ░░░░░░░░ members requested a tour ░░░░░░░░ would have facilitated a ░░░░░░░░ of the facility It ░░░░░░░░ an evolving situation Well ░░░░░░░░ Coleman has come out ░░░░░░░░ she said that they ░░░░░░░░ roughed up inside along ░░░░░░░░ the mayor She blasted ░░░░░░░░ and the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ violating the law Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ U S Attorney for ░░░░░░░░ Alina Habba just told ░░░░░░░░ News that the officials ░░░░░░░░ not harmed She calls ░░░░░░░░ a political stunt and ░░░░░░░░ grandstanding Newark Mayor Ras ░░░░░░░░ you know he s ░░░░░░░░ trying to shut this ░░░░░░░░ down claiming the city ░░░░░░░░ not giving it a ░░░░░░░░ because it failed fire ░░░░░░░░ Here he is on ░░░░░░░░ saying the problem is ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration and the ░░░░░░░░ actions against some of ░░░░░░░░ detainees and the Trump ░░░░░░░░ dealing with illegal immigration ░░░░░░░░ s the mayor Clip ░░░░░░░░ BARAKA These people are ░░░░░░░░ dangerous to our community ░░░░░░░░ to democracy as a ░░░░░░░░ dangerous to the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ should be as alarmed ░░░░░░░░ we are Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Well we re told ░░░░░░░░ the mayor has now ░░░░░░░░ taken to or is ░░░░░░░░ taken to a federal ░░░░░░░░ Some of the protesters ░░░░░░░░ of Congress are going ░░░░░░░░ where the mayor is ░░░░░░░░ being held He was ░░░░░░░░ handcuffed during his arrest ░░░░░░░░ trespassing The facility by ░░░░░░░░ way had been closed ░░░░░░░░ a long time It ░░░░░░░░ operated by a private ░░░░░░░░ It has reopened in ░░░░░░░░ past few months and ░░░░░░░░ is being expanded to ░░░░░░░░ about 1 000 beds ░░░░░░░░ a center of controversy ░░░░░░░░ the sanctuary city and ░░░░░░░░ state of New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ back to you CAIN ░░░░░░░░ right Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ latest Eric Excellent reporting ░░░░░░░░ we re listening to ░░░░░░░░ Eric we see video ░░░░░░░░ our screen relatively tame ░░░░░░░░ of what s happening ░░░░░░░░ I would love to ░░░░░░░░ you a question because ░░░░░░░░ s video circulating as ░░░░░░░░ online that shows a ░░░░░░░░ more physical confrontation And ░░░░░░░░ m curious if you ░░░░░░░░ any color on exactly ░░░░░░░░ went down there The ░░░░░░░░ has been arrested to ░░░░░░░░ point We see what ░░░░░░░░ like aggressive action outside ░░░░░░░░ gates with a crowd ░░░░░░░░ many of these elected ░░░░░░░░ and there is no ░░░░░░░░ there s pushing there ░░░░░░░░ shoving It is physical ░░░░░░░░ Well you know emotions ░░░░░░░░ on this issue are ░░░░░░░░ very high especially in ░░░░░░░░ dense Northeast cities in ░░░░░░░░ many illegal or undocumented ░░░░░░░░ and immigrants live So ░░░░░░░░ have that element here ░░░░░░░░ have been now protesting ░░░░░░░░ policies of the Trump ░░░░░░░░ So you have a ░░░░░░░░ you ve got high ░░░░░░░░ outside you have the ░░░░░░░░ trying to represent their ░░░░░░░░ they go inside And ░░░░░░░░ Habba told Fox News ░░░░░░░░ in the last hour ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Ras Baraka was ░░░░░░░░ multiple times to leave ░░░░░░░░ facility and he did ░░░░░░░░ That s why he ░░░░░░░░ arrested It s also ░░░░░░░░ to note that he ░░░░░░░░ part of the he ░░░░░░░░ running for the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ for a governor So ░░░░░░░░ critics think politics may ░░░░░░░░ a part in all ░░░░░░░░ this too CAIN OK ░░░░░░░░ you Eric I lost ░░░░░░░░ audio there for a ░░░░░░░░ but I think it ░░░░░░░░ simply on my end ░░░░░░░░ broadcasting as always excellent ░░░░░░░░ you so much, Eric.”