Newark, N.J. -- At least two people were arrested when protesters and police pushed and shoved each other outside an immigration detention facility in Newark Monday evening.
It happened at around 5 p.m. outside Delaney Hall, which was reopened by ICE and the President Donald 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. They locked arms outside of the two 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 with one woman shouting "everyone should be free" while handcuffed in the back of a Newark Police squad car.
Baraka was arrested by federal authorities, Friday and released a few hours later. A number of videos show him complying with orders to leave the property after federal officials told him he could not inspect the facility.
Monday the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of NJ Alina Habba said she would carefully review things before announcing next steps with the mayor's case. It was a more careful statement than the one she released Friday, which ended with "NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW."
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