Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday by federal authorities for allegedly trespassing at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in his city. Baraka was led away in ...

Prosecutors say Obalaji Baraka was arrested Thursday for violating a probationary sentence in a domestic assault case. He's the brother of Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and a city employee.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday, May 9, at an ICE detention center in his city during a visit alongside three members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation. The arrest occurred at the ...

FILE - Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., speaks to the press after Newark mayor Ras Baraka was arrested while protesting at Delaney Hall ICE detention prison, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey, was arrested Friday on trespassing charges during a chaotic scene involving protesters, members of Congress and federal agents at an ...