Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest last week at a federal immigration detention facility could shake up the New Jersey governor ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is scheduled to appear in court Thursday after being arrested last week outside an ICE detention ...

Newark mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka is now a martyr.

The Newark, New Jersey, mayor has responded to accusations of trespass at an ICE facility from interim U.S. Attorney Alina ...

The Department of Homeland Security released body cam video Saturday showing the moments federal officers arrested the mayor ...

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

New Jersey Democrats accuse the Trump administration of spreading “lies and misinformation” about events that led to the ...

Tom Martello writes a regular column about the 2025 race for New Jersey governor. Brent Johnson writes the subscriber-only ...

The mayor has been in conflict with immigration officials ever since the privately owned facility opened in Newark.

The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has been arrested at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its ...

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

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