The mayor has aggressively pushed back against the construction and opening of the 1,000-bed detention center.

Ras Baraka, who was released from custody Friday night, is one of six major Democratic candidates competing in the ...

A Democratic mayor in New Jersey was arrested after attempting to visit an ICE detention facility that suddenly popped up in ...

In a dramatic moment caught on camera Friday, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at a federal immigration detention center.

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

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey, was arrested on Friday for trespassing at ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a new federal immigration detention center he has been protesting against and ...

The arrest followed an intense struggle in which immigrant rights protestors surrounded Mayor Ras Baraka to try and prevent his arrest.