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.

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 ...

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told CNN congressmembers may face arrest following an incident outside a ...

ICE agents surround U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver (red jacket), U.S. Rep. Bonnie Coleman (tan jacket) , and Newark Mayor Ras ...

New Jersey Democrats accuse the Trump administration of spreading “lies and misinformation” about events that led to the ...

Ras Baraka, Newark mayor, says he "didn't do anything wrong" as he is released from custody.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has denied trespassing at a new federal immigration detention center during a confrontation that led to his arrest while he was at the facility with three members of Congress.

Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey was arrested and released on Friday after a scuffle at the gate of an ICE facility.

Ras Baraka, who is running to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy, has embraced the fight with the Trump administration ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Democratic members of Congress are disputing the federal government’s account of the incident.

The day after his dramatic arrest, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said an afternoon in jail won’t slow down his fight against a ...