Monday, May 12th, 2025 - Newark Mayor arrested; Habeas Corpus in danger; Trump gifted $400M jet; White refugees welcome; India-Pakistan ceasefire & more

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for trespassing while protesting outside an ICE facility, despite video evidence showing he was in a public area; charges against three Democratic congress members present are still possible. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is considering suspending habeas corpus, citing an "invasion" of migrants. In related news, around 60 white South Africans are being resettled in the US as refugees, a move criticized as politically motivated. Additionally, Trump is set to receive a luxury jet from Qatar’s royal family, which will eventually be transferred to his presidential library foundation. The House passed an amendment allowing the sale of federal lands in Nevada and Utah for affordable housing. The USDA is also demanding states’ personal data of SNAP recipients, raising surveillance concerns. Lastly, Trump announced an India-Pakistan ceasefire, but both countries downplayed US involvement, and reports indicate potential violations already. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NY Times: 3 Lawmakers Involved in Newark ICE Protest Could Be Arrested, DHS Says AP News: Trump team mulls suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus to speed deportations. Can it? WA Post: Trump shut out refugees but is making White South Africans an exception ABC News: Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources NPR: House Republicans approve amendment authorizing the sale of federal lands NPR: USDA, DOGE demand states hand over personal data about food stamp recipients CNN: India-Pakistan ceasefire raises hopes that the worst fighting in decades is over. Here’s what to know Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:18.6	On Friday, the mayor of Newark, Rasparaka, was arrested while protesting outside an ice facility in the city called Delaney Hall,
1:28.9	alongside three Democratic members of Congress who went inside to conduct a congressional oversight visit,
1:34.3	which they are legally authorized to do under federal law. Baraka was arrested by the head
1:38.9	of Homeland Security investigations on a charge of trespassing and was taken to a different
1:43.3	ice facility in Newark before being released five hours later.
1:47.0	The trespassing charges are despite video of the incident, which showed that the mayor was located in a public area outside the facility,
1:54.0	which is privately owned by the company Geo Group, which Newark officials have argued in federal court as operating the prison without a valid certificate of occupancy.
2:02.8	While the three Democratic Congress members who were present on Friday were not arrested,
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