Ras Baraka, the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested on Friday while joining members of Congress at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, according to interim U.S.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a federal immigration detention center where he was protesting. Baraka has been accused of trying to force his way into the migrant detention facility.

The mayor of Newark, who was recently arrested by ICE agents at a detention facility, discusses his race to become the ...

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The Newark mayor sued federal officials, alleging false arrest and defamation over a dropped trespassing charge at an ICE ...

Baraka’s rep told Hip-Hop Wired via an email statement that their side is monitoring the situation and will provide details as they develop. On X, reactions to the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka ...

The Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Ras Baraka, walked free Friday night ... While he didn’t go into details about the arrest—citing legal advice—the mayor made it clear he was standing in ...

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The mayor has been protesting its opening throughout this week, saying the operators did not get proper permits.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba over his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last month outside Delaney Hall. The lawsuit ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, arguing that his arrest outside an immigration detention center was motivated by politics.