Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said.

The mayor has been protesting its opening throughout this week, saying the operators did not get proper permits.

Witnesses said the arrest came after Baraka attempted to join a scheduled tour of the facility with three members of New ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday outside Delaney Hall Detention Facility during a 'peaceful protest' against a ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and later released during a protest at a federal immigration detention center. Baraka, a ...

What had seemed like a modestly slow week in New Jersey politics ended with a bang after the mayor of the state’s largest city found himself in federal ...

Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark was arrested for trespassing during an inspection at Delaney Hall, a federal immigration detention ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been released from custody by federal officials, capping off an extraordinary day that saw the ...

In a statement denouncing lawmakers, federal Homeland Security officials also highlighted some of the detainees at Delaney ...