Mayor Ras Baraka unveils new shelters and services to combat homelessness
It’s been two years since Walter Singleton moved into a room at Hope Village, a community created out of 7 shipping containers in March of 2021 to shelter 24 homeless individuals. Singleton said he is ...
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Newark is expanding its successful homelessness program. Here's how N.J.'s largest city got a handle on the problem.
NEWARK, N.J.-- Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said Wednesday a program that has cut homelessness by half will be expanded. It's part of an effort that started with new housing and is now trying to solve ...
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New Jersey mayor says ICE detained veteran, US citizens in immigration raid
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said U.S. immigration agents rounded up undocumented migrants as well as American citizens in a raid Thursday, just days after President Donald ...
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ICE raids establishment in Newark, detains undocumented residents
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confirmed in a statement that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly referred to as ICE, raided a local establishment in the city on Thursday.