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.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka pushed back Friday against statements made by interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba regarding his arrest at an ICE detention facility in New Jersey. Baraka, a Democrat and ...

Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba posted on Twitter (now called X) Baraka "committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations." Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was ...

New Jersey’s interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba — Trump’s personal attorney — accused the mayor of trespassing and ignoring warnings from federal law enforcement agents to leave.