U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill was chosen by voters to be the Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor, while Ras Baraka came in a distant second in the primary earlier this month. But Newark’s ...

Progressive Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is being floated as a possible lieutenant governor choose for Democrats after he rose to prominence following his arrest at an ICE facility protest.

While Newark Democratic Mayor Ras Baraka has blamed the Trump administration for a breakout Thursday night at a local ICE detention center, New Jersey GOP leader Kenny Gonzalez criticized Baraka ...

Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, speaks after exiting a courthouse May 15, 2025, in Newark, N.J. In response to the breakout, Baraka said his office was "concerned about reports of what has ...

Despite coming in third in his run for governor, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was recently arrested at an ICE protest, is rumored to be a contender for New Jersey lieutenant governor.

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver pleaded not guilty Wednesday on charges of assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement related to a clash at the ICE detention facility at Delaney ...

The charges stem from a congressional oversight visit at Newark's Delaney Hall facility on May 9. Mayor Ras Baraka also was arrested the same day. FILE - Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., ...

Baraka, who came in second, couldn’t match her donor network and party support that still decides most downballot races. Advertisement New Jersey is home to an estimated 320,000 Muslims, about 3 ...

Baraka, along with Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-New Jersey), was arrested and charged in May after trying to visit the facility, which he has tried to shut down following complaints of inhumane conditions.