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Date: Sat, May 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Subject: [immigration] League of Women Voters Responds to Arrest of Newark
Mayor Ras Baraka | League of Women Voters
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By: LWV Staff
League of Women Voters Responds to Arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka

Press Release / Last Updated: May 10, 2025

Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of
Women Voters of New Jersey released the following joint statement in
response to the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside an ICE detention
facility in New Jersey:

“We are deeply alarmed over the arrest of Mayor Baraka while attempting to
investigate the condition and treatment of detainees in his city. Mayor
Baraka was joined by Members of Congress, who are lawfully able to visit
detention centers. Efforts to expose injustice should never be met with
obstruction or criminalization by the government.

“As a nonpartisan pro-democracy organization, we are deeply alarmed by the
ongoing ICE detentions, which fly in the face of due process and human
rights. These actions undermine the democratic values of fairness,
accountability, and equal treatment under the law.

“In a democracy, holding institutions accountable should be protected — not
punished. The League of Women Voters will continue to defend our country’s
principles and speak out when there is executive overreach and whenever
people's rights are denied — especially by the government. We believe
silence in the face of injustice is not an option. We call on the President
to immediately stop these unlawful actions and for Congress to stand up for
fellow members of Congress impacted by this event."

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