Newark Mayor: I Wasn’t at ICE Facility to Get Arrested, But It’s Moment Where People Choose to Put Selves in Danger

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, in an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, emphasized that his visit to an ICE facility in his city was not intended for getting arrested. He compared the situation to a moral moment akin to the Jim Crow era, where leaders of various backgrounds united to challenge an unjust system. Host Kyra Phillips questioned if getting arrested was the right approach for Democrats to oppose Trump, to which Baraka stressed that he attended the event for a press conference, not to be detained. He highlighted the importance of addressing the current moral crisis and the need for action rather than turning a blind eye. Baraka expressed support for protests as a means of standing against injustice.