News

Did Baraka arrest just win him the N.J. Democratic primary for governor?
Tom Martello writes a regular column about the 2025 race for New Jersey governor. Brent Johnson writes the subscriber-only ...
Ras Baraka’s arrest thrust him into the national spotlight as voters make up their mind in the N.J. governor’s race
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest at an ICE facility on Friday thrust him into the national spotlight as a fighter of President Donald Trump just weeks before New Jersey Democrats decide who they want ...
tapinto.net3d
Newark Mayor Baraka Charged with Federal Trespassing, Members of Congress May Be Next
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka – who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor – has been charged with federal trespassing after he was arrested on Friday during a chaotic scene involving ...
ICE releases N.J. mayor after dramatic arrest at immigrant detention facility protest
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released Friday night after being held following his arrest outside the gates of an immigrant ...
Ras Baraka’s arrest draws strong partisan reactions as his N.J. primary opponents call for his release
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who is running for governor, was arrested at a newly opened immigration detention center in his city ...
New Jersey Globe4d
A brief electoral history of Ras Baraka
If Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is elected governor of New Jersey in this year’s election, he’d make a lot of history. He’d be the ...
Inside N.J.’s Mosaic: Baraka’s arrest, Met Gala, DEI cuts
The arrest followed an intense struggle in which immigrant rights protestors surrounded Mayor Ray Baraka to try and prevent ...
Hosted on MSN1d
WATCH: Guard let N.J. mayor through facility gates. He says he wasn’t trespassing.
Following his arrest on trespassing charges Friday, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka released four video clips on Wednesday showing him being allowed to walk through the gate at the Delaney Hall immigrant ...