By the time Ras Baraka was released, a mini-movement had formed after armed federal officers got involved in a scrum with three members of Congress.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest last week at a federal immigration detention facility could shake up the New Jersey governor’s race, as Baraka looks to appeal to progressive Democratic voters to win the crowded primary.

Linda Baraka, the mayor’s wife, accused the federal government of targeting her husband, who has aggressively pushed back against the construction and