Ras Baraka was first elected mayor of Newark back in 2014. Under his leadership, the city "achieved a 60-year low in crime," ...

The unapologetically progressive mayor was arrested at an immigration detention center. Now, he's hoping to capitalize on ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, accusing her of malicious prosecution over ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued Alina Habba over his arrest outside a federal immigration detention facility, saying the ...

The mayor, Ras Baraka, is suing Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, who dropped charges against him soon ...

I want somebody to apologize, write a letter, say this was wrong, come out and say, ‘We shouldn’t have done this,’” Baraka ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to protesters outside of Delaney Hall, a recently re-opened immigration detention center, in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Newark Mayor ...

President Donald Trump has tapped Habba, his former defense lawyer, to serve as acting interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey.

The Democratic mayor of Newark sued the acting US Attorney in New Jersey over his arrest outside a private detention facility ...

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 ...

The Newark mayor had trespassing charges dropped last month after he and other lawmakers were accused of storming a New ...