Sen. Andy Kim (D., N.J.), said video footage showed the mayor outside the facility’s gates at the time of his arrest. Kim called his arrest “shocking” and called for Baraka‘s release ...

The arrest has catapulted Baraka to national prominence as he is seeking to be the state’s next governor. His arrest has already become a partisan flashpoint, with Republicans and conservative ...

Partisan sparks are expected to fly on Tuesday ... while a charge of trespassing against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is being dropped. McIver called the charge "purely political." ...

Video posted on Twitter (now X) by News 12 NJ shows Baraka being led off in handcuffs while visiting Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center. Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba posted on Twitter ...

All of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s primary opponents came to his defense Friday after the Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor was arrested at Delaney Hall, a newly opened ICE detention ...