Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, members of the city council, and state and federal representatives held a news conference Friday morning about what the mayor is calling a “raid” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at a business there on Thursday.

The Newark raid came days after President Trump 2025 return to office. He has since signed executive orders allowing ICE raids at houses of worship.

The mayor of Newark, New Jersey responded Friday after ICE agents stormed a business in the city and took people into custody Thursday morning. Mayor Ras Baraka called it a "raid," but it's unclear exactly why ICE went into the business.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka condemned a warrantless ICE immigration raid at a local business, resulting in the detainment of both undocumented residents and citizens, among them a military veteran.

Newark, N.J. Mayor Ras Baraka says there can be disagreements about immigrants, but everyone must respect and follow the U.S. Constitution.

Mayor Ras Baraka said in a statement that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained multiple people, including United States citizens, a U.S. military veteran and undocu

A New Jersey mayor and other leading Democrats have blasted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on a worksite which they say resulted in undocumented residents as well as a U.S. citizen being "detained.

"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.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said ICE raided a business and detained citizens and undocumented residents "without producing a warrant."

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka said in a statement on Thursday that ICE "raided" a business in the city and detained "undocumented residents, as well as citizens, without producing a warrant."