Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey was arrested on Friday as he attempted to enter a new immigrant detention facility.

American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Executive Director Amol Sinha, in a statement sent to Newsweek via email on ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at an ICE facility during a visit with members of New Jersey's congressional delegation.

The Democratic candidate for governor was detained during a protest at a New Jersey facility used by immigration authorities.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who is running for governor, was arrested at a newly opened immigration detention center in his city ...

Newark Mayor and New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka was arrested Friday outside an US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detention facility that he’d vowed to shut down.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday outside an immigration detention center he’s been protesting this week. He ...

Ras Baraka, a Democrat, has aggressively pushed back against the construction and opening of the 1,000-bed detention center, ...

Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba confirmed Baraka’s arrest, saying that the mayor “committed trespass” at the ...

The private detention facility that is expected to play a key role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for mass ...

Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark in handcuffs outside Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, NJ on May 9, 2025. Newark Mayor ...