Newark, Mayor Ras Baraka
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DHS secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday called for censuring Congress members who stormed a detention center. She committing a felony and endangering law enforcement and detainees.
They don’t deserve to be in the House,” Noem said of the New Jersey lawmakers involved in the incident. “They should be censured by it.”
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) is pushing to revoke the committee assignments of the House Democrats who are accused of storming an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark last week. Carter introduced a resolution on Tuesday that would remove the assignments for Reps.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, arrested for trespassing at a federal immigration facility last week, compared his confrontation with federal authorities to the biblical King David's trials.
Members of Congress are not above the law and cannot illegally break into detention facilities. Had these members requested a tour, we would have facilitated a tour of the facility,”