Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center and charged with trespassing while visiting the facility with members of Congress.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has denied trespassing at a new federal immigration detention center during a confrontation that led to his arrest while he was at the facility with three members of Congress.

Mayor Baraka’s arrest at Delaney Hall highlights the growing conflict over immigration enforcement and its chilling effect on immigrant communities.