Newark, New Jersey: President Barack Obama visited Newark this afternoon, stopping at the Integrity House near Lincoln Park and the Rutgers University-Newark Center for Law and Justice on Washington Street. President Obama landed on Air Force One at Newark Liberty International Airport shortly before 1:30pm. He spoke at Rutgers regarding criminal justice reform and the reentry of former prisoners to society.
Above: Traffic was backed up for miles along Broad Street in Downtown Newark
Above: President Obama visited the Integrity House near Lincoln Park
Above: Officers from the New Jersey State Police, Rutgers Police, Essex County Sheriff's Office, and the United States Secret Service closed off several streets
Above: Port Authority Police near the landing of Air Force One
Above: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Senator Cory Booker, and other officials greet attendees at Newark Liberty International Airport
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