Yes, he was freed, but it’s still a significant event when a candidate for governor and a sitting mayor are detained outside of a federal detention center. Baraka was trying to join members of Congress for an oversight visit, and even though he didn’t enter the facility, DHS still had him arrested. The weird part is that video shows him on the public side of the gate when ICE agents came out and cuffed him. DHS says one thing, the video shows another, and eyewitnesses back up Baraka’s version. It is not just about how long they held him, it is about why they arrested him in the first place.