Newark mayor denies trespassing at US immigration centre following arrest

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.

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