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New Jersey Reacts After Ras Baraka Arrested Outside ICE Prison
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at a protest outside ... It is run by the GEO Group, one of the largest private prison companies in the world. The move allows ICE to expand its ...
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Newark, NJ mayor raises alarms over reports of chaos at ICE facility
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As the primary approaches, here’s where Newark Mayor Ras Baraka stands on key education issues
The mayor is running in the gubernatorial primary on June 10. He’s taken firm positions on charter schools, the school ...
“Completely Unwarranted”: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Sues Trump Officials over His Arrest at ICE Jail
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has filed a federal lawsuit, after he was arrested by masked federal agents outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement jail in Newark. “They arrested me without any ...
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Defying ICE and Charting a New Course for Democrats
The unapologetically progressive mayor was arrested at an immigration detention center. Now, he's hoping to capitalize on that momentum in the governor's race.
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s poisonous ‘slavery’ claims reveal his true loyalties
Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark and New Jersey’s Democratic candidate for governor, speaks outside the Newark Federal Courthouse, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., May 15, 2025. REUTERS Black ...
US Justice Department indicts Rep. LaMonica McIver over confrontation at immigrant prison
The extraordinary indictment of a sitting congresswoman is an attempt to terrorize and suppress even token opposition to ...
Newark’s Mayor Sues a Top Trump Lawyer, Claiming Malicious Prosecution
The mayor, Ras Baraka, is suing Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, who dropped charges against him soon ...