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Ras Baraka, New Jersey and Democratic

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 newsletter What Makes Jersey Run. 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.

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's arrest could shake up New Jersey's Democratic primary for governor

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Rare look inside new ICE detention center where Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested

Newark mayor returns to immigration detention center days after trespassing arrest

Baraka, an outspoken opponent of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and vocal opponent of the facility's opening, faces a court hearing on the trespassing charge on Thursday.

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GOP moves to boot Democrats off committees over ICE scuffle

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Protect immigrants 'at all costs?' NJ Democratic governor candidates spar over how far to go.

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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 his arrest.

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Newark Mayor Baraka shares video saying 'we were invited in' ICE detention center

Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark walks past Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents standing near a gate to Delaney Hall, a newly converted immigrant detention centre, during a protest near the facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey May 7, 2025. The Ma

Baraka’s arrest is the May surprise

Newark mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka is now a martyr.

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ELEC releases $400k in matching funds to Baraka, Sweeney

The Election Law Enforcement Commission dished out a little more than $400,000 in public matching funds to a pair of Democratic gubernatorial candidates

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Baraka’s arrest marks escalation in Newark’s legal fight over immigration facility

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested while trying to inspect Delaney Hall, deepening the city’s legal fight with a private prison contractor.

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United States Department of Homeland Security

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Trump admin warns of more Dem arrests after Newark ICE protest — as Mayor Baraka claims agency ‘escalated’ issue

The state’s US Attorney Alina Habba on Friday confirmed Baraka’s arrest, saying he “committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon.