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

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

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.

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