Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has denied trespassing at a new United States federal immigration detention centre following his arrest and release. Baraka, who has been protesting the centre’s opening this week,

Mayor Baraka’s arrest at Delaney Hall highlights the growing conflict over immigration enforcement and its chilling effect on immigrant communities.

Video posted on Twitter (now X) shows Ras Baraka being led off in handcuffs while visiting Delaney Hall, the Newark ICE detention center.