Ras Baraka, the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, and a candidate for governor, appeared in federal court Thursday for a status conference after being arrested at an ICE facility last week ...

Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka was briefly arrested at an ICE detention center. The arrest occurred during an unannounced inspection by members of New Jersey's congressional delegation.

Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver says assault charges filed against her after a skirmish with federal officers who arrested the Newark mayor are no more than “political intimidation,” and she anticipates her day in court,

Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey said Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver faces charges for allegedly “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement.”

House Democrats who were involved in a heated clash outside an ICE facility in Newark, which resulted in Mayor Ras Baraka's arrest, could face sanctions.

Interim U.S. attorney says Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) assaulted the agents while protesting the removal of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka from a tour of a detention center.