The mayor has been in conflict with immigration officials ever since the privately owned facility opened in Newark.

Ras Baraka was arrested Friday while protesting the reopening of an immigrant detention center. The arrest was publicly defended by interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.

DHS warns members of Congress after mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE detention center - Democratic lawmakers claim DHS is ...

Schumer declared Baraka’s arrest unjustified, despite not being present and a well-documented history of declaring, "No one is above the law." ...

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.