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Newark mayor denies trespassing at US immigration centre following arrest

Newark mayor denies trespassing at US immigration centre following arrest

Ras Baraka denies charge against him a day after he spent several hours in police custody. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has denied trespassing at a new United States federal immigration detention centre following his arrest and release. Baraka, who has been protesting the centre’s opening this week, denied his trespassing charge on Saturday, a day after he spent several hours in police custody. The mayor has gone head-to-head with the Trump administration over undocumented immigration, pushing back against the opening of the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 1,000-bed detention facility, arguing that it should not be allowed to open because of building permit issues. Officials accused Baraka of trespassing and ignoring warnings to leave the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey. “I’m shocked by all the lies that were told here,” he said, adding he had been invited there for a news conference. “No one else [was] arrested, I was invited in, then they arrested me on the sidewalk.” Alina Habba, interim US Attorney for New Jersey, said on the social media platform X that Baraka trespassed at the detention facility, which is run by private prison operator Geo Group. Advertisement Habba said Baraka had “chosen to disregard the law”. Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary for public affairs with the US Department of Homeland Security, said in an interview with CNN on Saturday that the investigation was ongoing and that more video from the scene would soon be released. She also accused Baraka of playing “political games”. Baraka was taken into custody by the ICE agents in a scuffle at the facility. He had joined several lawmakers at the detention centre for a demonstration on Friday. Video of the incident showed that Baraka was arrested after returning to the public side of the gate to the facility. Local elected officials swiftly condemned the federal agents’ actions, with the state’s governor, Phil Murphy, writing on X that he was “outraged by the unjust arrest”. Adblock test (Why?)

Sculpture depicting iconic Trump assassination attempt photo displayed in Oval Office

Sculpture depicting iconic Trump assassination attempt photo displayed in Oval Office

A bronze sculpture depicting the attempted assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, PA, last year was seen displayed in the Oval Office on Friday. The commanding piece of symbolic art, which appeared to be at least two feet tall, was seen next to Trump’s Resolute Desk as he signed a series of executive orders in front of the press.  It depicts the now-iconic image of then-candidate Trump being hauled off stage by three Secret Service members – including the current director of the agency, Sean Curran – after would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks fired off several bullets from a nearby rooftop at Butler Farm Show Grounds on July 13. LIFE-SIZE SCULPTURE OF ‘FIGHTING’ TRUMP MADE FROM NAILS UNVEILED AT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT SITE Trump ducked to the ground as the bullets rang out, and he was then lifted to his feet by the Secret Service agents. As they tried to move him off stage, Trump stopped and turned to the crowd, holding his clenched in the air and famously shouting, “Fight! Fight! Fight!” as blood dripped from his ear after it was grazed by a bullet.  The image soon went viral and became a defining moment of the 2024 presidential election, portraying powerful symbolism of Trump’s resilience, bravery and fearlessness. The event galvanized Trump’s base and influenced others to get behind his campaign. PHOTOGRAPHER WINS PULITZER FOR ICONIC PHOTO OF BULLET SPEEDING BY TRUMP’S HEAD DURING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT The sculpture itself is rendered in dark bronze tones with a muted Old Glory flag draped vertically behind. The White House did not say why the statue was there on the day or whether it had been presented to the president.  The work appears to be a maquette of a proposed statue in the works by artist Stan Watts of the Trump Statue Project, who are planning on creating a nine-foot replica to honor the president. “This powerful image, embodying ‘Confidence, Strength, and Hope,’ will be immortalized in this nine-foot-tall statue,” the group’s website reads. “It symbolizes the divine intervention as well as the man and his message of unity and resilience for which America stands.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Watts has also created notable statues of founding fathers John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson as well as monuments to Martin Luther King Jr., and 9/11 firefighters raising the American flag at the World Trade Center. Last year, Butler artist Bill Secunda revealed he had created a life-sized sculpture of Trump made out of nails to mark the failed assassination attempt.