The mayor has been in conflict with immigration officials ever since the privately owned facility opened in Newark.

The battle over immigration came to a dramatic head Friday afternoon when Democratic lawmakers faced off with Homeland ...

Schumer declared Baraka’s arrest unjustified, despite not being present and a well-documented history of declaring, "No one is above the law." ...

Ras Baraka, the Democratic Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested and taken into custody by federal police officers on Friday. The mayor was attempting to join three U.S. congress members -- Reps.

Tensions flared significantly at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Newark on Friday, leading to ...

New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials while protesting outside an ICE ...

A Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) official confirmed Saturday that arrests of Democratic members of Congress "is definitely on the table" following a confrontation at an Immigration and Customs ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said he was "targeted" when he was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a ...