Before becoming mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Ras Baraka called for leniency in a case related to the leader of a violent ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in federal court for a status conference Thursday following his arrest outside an ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka faces trespassing charges after an incident at Delaney Hall Detention Center during an oversight tour. Baraka claims he was targeted for opposing Trump immigration policies and ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka accused federal prosecutors of attempting to humiliate him during a court appearance over trespassing charges stemming from his Friday arrest at the newly opened Delaney Hall ...

The 25-year-old says conditions inside the facility are subpar, the water "undrinkable," and the food "salty and stale." ...

Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark and a candidate for New Jersey governor, appeared in federal court on Thursday, nearly a week ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said federal prosecutors him tried to “humiliate and degrade” him by making him give his fingerprints ...

A week after his arrest at an ICE facility, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said he was “targeted” by the Trump administration.  The mayor was arrested on May 9 at Delaney Hall, an ...

Political theater extends back to the Greeks. William Shakespeare wrote about politics in “Coriolanus” and other plays. A ...

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka did not enter a plea and will likely be scheduled for a July trial on the trespassing charge.

Mayor of Newark, NJ, Ras Baraka was arrested for trespassing during a protest against an ICE detention facility, but has ...