A legal and political showdown is erupting in Newark, where the city’s battle with federal authorities over the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility has led to the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka. In March,

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

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after allegedly committing trespass and defying multiple warnings from federal