Alina Habba, Trump‘s former defense attorney and White House counselor who he appointed as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, said in a post on X ... Sherrill called Baraka‘s arrest an “absolute outrage” in a statement from her government ...

They combined forces in the aftermath of Ras Baraka‘s arrest by ICE agents Friday in Newark. And just like that, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is the most talked-about politician in New Jersey.

Video posted on Twitter (now X) shows Ras Baraka being led off in handcuffs while visiting Delaney Hall, the Newark ICE detention center.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said he’s been “shocked by all the lies” told so far about his arrest at an immigration detention center, specifically the false claims he’d been

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka pushed back Friday against statements made by interim U.S. Attorney ... so she should get some better information.” In an X post about Baraka’s arrest, Habba wrote, “The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ...

Platkin said in a statement: "Arresting public officials for peacefully protesting violates the most basic principles of our democracy. The arrest of Mayor Baraka earlier this afternoon outside ...

The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has been released from custody after being arrested at a federal immigration detention center where he has been protesting its opening this week