Newark Mayor Ras Baraka waded into the race to lead the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday, endorsing Ben Wikler to be chair. Wikler, the chair of

Ras Baraka has hired Bill Hyers, a top political consultant and grassroots organizing veteran who helped elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Congress and

"One of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned," Baraka said. "This egregious act is in plain violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.

Three people were taken into custody during the raid inside Ocean Seafood Depot when officials said they were unable to provide documentation proving they had legal status.

New Jersey Democratic officials slammed a workplace raid conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a seafood market in Newark on Thursday.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka reveals that U.S. citizens were caught up in a recent ICE raid, raising concerns about constitutional rights and immigration enforcement tactics.

Reports of immigrants raids are on the rise in parts of the tri-state following efforts by the Trump administration to focus on mass deportations upon his return to the White House. Days after an ICE operation at a seafood market in Newark,

Mayor Ras Baraka said he was "appalled" and "angry" and blasted ICE for also detaining U.S. citizens, including a veteran. ICE said citizens may be questioned during an investigation.

When asked about the recent ICE raids on Sunday, Mayor Andre Sayegh told PIX11 News that he received a report that ICE agents were in Paterson. “We are

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka condemned the warrantless raid, which swept up both undocumented residents and citizens.

Andres Oppenheimer, a columnist for the "Miami Herald," said the Trump administration is targeting illegal immigrants with jobs.

A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.