Mayor Ras Baraka unveils new shelters and services to combat homelessness
It’s been two years since Walter Singleton moved into a room at Hope Village, a community created out of 7 shipping ...
New Jersey Globe1d
Internal Baraka poll finds most Democrats undecided in gubernatorial race
An internal poll from Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s gubernatorial campaign shows the mayor second among Democratic candidates, ...
New Jersey Globe2d
Group of Mercer officials endorse Baraka for governor
A group of Mercer County officials endorsed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for governor Wednesday. Mercer County Commissioners ...
Yahoo21d
Warrantless ICE raid on business in Newark condemned by mayor
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.
abc7NY21d
ICE raids, detainments carried out at business in Newark without 'warrant,' Mayor Baraka says
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says that veteran "suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned." He insisted that there was no warrant for the arrest.
Hosted on MSN21d
NEWARK ICE RAID: 'Appalled' mayor vows to 'fight for all our residents,' as immigrant advocates say agents treated city like 'conquered land'
NEWARK, N.J. (1010 WINS) – Newark Mayor Ras Baraka condemned U.S. Immigration ... One email he read aloud said, “Oh, you’re not going to stand idly by. These are dangerous rapists and ...
NJBIZ21d
Baraka blasts Newark ICE raid
Mayor Ras Baraka put out a strongly worded statement regarding the situation. “Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a local establishment in the City of Newark ...
NBC New York21d
Newark Mayor Baraka addresses ICE ‘raid,' detention of multiple people
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 ...
CBS News8d
Alleged gunman in shooting of 9-year-old in Newark, N.J. facing first-degree murder charge
N.J.-- Authorities have charged a man with the murder of a 9-year-old boy in Newark. Mayor Ras Baraka and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office discussed the case during a news conference on ...
Columbus Dispatch21d
ICE raids establishment in Newark, detains undocumented residents
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka confirmed in a statement that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly referred to ...
abc7NY21d
Newark mayor condemns raid at seafood restaurant after 3 workers detained
NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Mayor Ras Baraka is speaking out after he says three undocumented workers and others who are U.S. citizens were detained, fingerprinted and had their pictures taken ...
CBS News29d
Newark is expanding its successful homelessness program. Here's how N.J.'s largest city got a handle on the problem.
NEWARK, N.J.-- Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said Wednesday a program that has cut homelessness by half will be expanded. It's part of an effort that started with new housing and is now trying to solve ...