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.

Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark in handcuffs outside Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, NJ on May 9, 2025. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for allegedly trespassing inside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in his city.

A Guatemalan national residing unlawfully in the United States has been charged with making false statements to federal authorities in an

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening. The arrest came after Baraka tried to join a scheduled tour of the facility with three members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation.

Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka, arrested by federal officials on Friday while protesting the opening of an immigration detention center in the city, has been released.

Ras Baraka, who was released from custody Friday night, is one of six major Democratic candidates competing in the gubernatorial primary on June 10.

Legal experts and officials clash over Newark Mayor Baraka’s arrest at an ICE facility as DHS bodycam footage sparks new questions and controversy.

Video provided to Fox News by DHS shows two of the politicians in an angry confrontation with ICE agents at a security checkpoint.