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Posted on 05/13/2025 4:17:00 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
A magistrate judge warned US Attorney Alina Habba and ICE against ‘out-of-court’ statements about the case against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during a hearing on Friday.
Public statements made by Alina Habba and ICE spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin following Ras Baraka’s arrest are at issue.
The Mayor of Newark was arrested for criminal trespass on Friday after storming the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility.
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On Friday, Alina Habba said Mayor Baraka was taken into custody after he ignored multiple warnings from DHS agents.
“The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state. He has been taken into custody. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW,” Alina Habba said.
During a virtual hearing on Friday, US Magistrate André M. Espinosa warned Alina Habba against making public statements about an ongoing investigation after Ras Baraka’s attorney argued his client who is also running for New Jersey governor.
Politico reported:
Before Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released from custody on Friday, a federal magistrate quickly determined he was not a flight risk and cautioned federal officials against making out-of-court statements about the mayor, who is also running for New Jersey governor, according to a newly-released transcript of the extraordinary virtual hearing … During the 18-minute videoconference, Baraka’s attorney Raymond Brown asked [U.S. Magistrate André M.] Espinosa to warn Trump administration officials against making derogatory public statements about his client …
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Maybe an arrest warrant against the judge for interfering with government actions.
Are others prohibited from making derogatory comments about ICE, regarding this case?
Whatta laff
Baraka wanted to get arrested so he could claim just this issue
They tryin’ ta stop me from bein’ da governor! It Raciss!
Set from the Get
There were no derogatory statements, only clear on video facts.
Unfortunately for Andre’ , she is giving folks the color commentary from the VIDEO. Go away scumbag.
Alina Habba is like Tom Petty, she won’t back down.
But, the Mayor and the Congressional miscreants run to the nearest microphone to decry the horrible activities of the Administration.
Sure is good to know there is no double standard in play.
No mention of the Judge’s birthplace. Another foreigner.
Agree.
The master plan seems to be violent clashes coming soon due to Dems siding with out of control illegals, no recourse legally for the citizens who fear the crime and special money to fund the illegals, and the resulting street fighting. The “in your face” Dems defy law enforcement. They are daring the Trump people to try to stop the Dem politicians and they will cry to their mommies about the cruel law enforcement that doesn’t accept the Dems and illegals being above the law. 😭
Bolsheviks, Mao’s violence, modern day Dems. 💣
When I was young, a long time ago, this is a kind of crap you read about happening in Central American Banana Republics where the judges were basically the chosen enforcers of the dictators. In this case they are the chosen enforcers of our totalitarians, the Democrats
The Democrats have spent the last 50 plus years stacking the Judiciary with their leftist Toadies. And it was done with the full cooperation of the Vichy Republicans. Indeed it was fully enabled by these Republicans who wanted to appear as non-partisan so that they would not be pilloried by the press or excluded from Washington DC dinner parties
The laws applies to everybody!
Defense “you cannot arrest me, I am a mayor” is nonsense.
“Ras Baraka’s attorney argued his client who is also running for New Jersey governor.”
From prison?
The only thing worse for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka would have been failing to get arrested. He worked hard, persevered and was rewarded. This is planned encouragement of physical resistance against ICE in the streets.
Paper pusher. Licenses and the like.
This is no big deal. The cat is ou of the bag. Happens frequently with higher profile cases where a D.A. is answering questions and steps near or over the line.
If the D.A. makes no more such statements, the only result will be at jury selection, the deense (or court) might wask if a potential juror heard the statement (or saw the videos).
“A magistrate judge..”
Get back to parking tickets, littering, etc you schmuck.
“No mention of the Judge’s birthplace. Another foreigner.”
Could be an illegal for all we know. It is New Jerksey after all.
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