Summary
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka criticized ICE agents for “raiding” a local business without a warrant, detaining several individuals, including U.S. citizens, a military veteran, and undocumented immigrants.
Baraka called the actions a violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unlawful searches and seizures, and vowed Newark would not tolerate such behavior.
ICE confirmed the operation was part of an active investigation, claiming they may request IDs to verify identities during fieldwork.
The statement continued “Newark will not stand by idly while people are unlawfully terrorized.”
Unless this means that the mayor and police chief agree to deploy Newark Police to physically stop and detain ICE agents, knowing damn well that a confrontation could end in a bloodbath, that is exactly what they will do.
People need to get it through their heads that we are entering a period of federal lawlessness. They’re hoping you only have the balls to challenge them in court where they can tie things up for months or years while they do whatever they want and consolidate even more power, setting progressively darker precedents.
Unless this means that the mayor and police chief agree to deploy Newark Police to physically stop and detain ICE agents, knowing damn well that a confrontation could end in a bloodbath, that is exactly what they will do.
Bullshit! It would absolutely not. Feds and local cops butt heads all the time, and never leads to a bloodbath, just bruised egos. Local cops would probably love the chance to be the ones to take something away from a federal agency.
Brownshirts.
Gestapo
Gazpacho*
I wonder what their basis for detaining people is…
They detained U.S. citizens and a military vet. Were they just detaining people because they looked like immigrants? Are they literally just detaining brown people?
I made a comment about a week ago on a post when they first said they were gonna do this asking how long it’ll take for it to go from detaining immigrants to just brown people. Guess we didn’t have to wait long, Jesus fucking Christ.
Yeah, sounds like it’s basically just: “AUFMACHEN!” followed by detaining everyone who looks ‘suspicious.’
Sounds vaguely familiar… something that happened in the past somewhere?
Seriously they’re going with the where are your papers shtick. I am definitely going to get arrested by the end of this.
America’s going to riot again isn’t it
Nothing screams American Freedom™ like police raids. Congrats, to all these Republican edgelords
Can’t wait for them to start cracking down on business owners who knowingly hire illegal immigrants to not have to pay minimum (already criminally low) wages
It begins. 🙁
