Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey was arrested and released on Friday after a scuffle at the gate of an ICE facility.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is scheduled to appear in federal court after his arrest outside an ICE facility​ last week.

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

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark says he was held for five hours, his mugshot taken, and fingerprinted. He says, despite that, he will be back here when the time comes.

NEWARK − After hours in federal custody, Mayor Ras Baraka was released and spoke to a large crowd outside a Department of Homeland Security building on Frelinghuysen Avenue. Earlier on May 9 ...

NEWARK, N.J. -- Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week. He was released hours later and told ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released hours after being arrested on Friday afternoon at ICE detention center Delaney Hall. The Mayor said, "We did nothing wrong," and ...

Baraka called for the charge to be dismissed on Thursday: "It is silly, it's petty, it's unlawful — get rid of it!" ...

You can get in touch with Anna by emailing [email protected]. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka reacted Friday after being taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New Jersey.