Ras Baraka’s arrest draws strong partisan reactions as his N.J. primary opponents call for his release Story by Aliya Schneider, The Philadelphia Inquirer • 4d ...

The arrest has catapulted Baraka to national prominence as he is seeking to be the state’s next governor. His arrest has already become a partisan flashpoint, with Republicans and conservative ...

Video posted on Twitter (now X) by News 12 NJ shows Baraka being led off in handcuffs while visiting Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center. Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba posted on Twitter ...

Partisan sparks are expected to fly on Tuesday ... while a charge of trespassing against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is being dropped. McIver called the charge "purely political." ...

Sen. Andy Kim (D., N.J.), said video footage showed the mayor outside the facility’s gates at the time of his arrest. Kim called his arrest “shocking” and called for Baraka‘s release ...