An NJ Advance Media reporter on the scene said security for ICE allowed the mayor and the city’s lawyer beyond the gates. The congress members were already on the other side of the gate at this time. However, none of the video released by the Department of Homeland Security shows the interaction.

Legal experts and officials clash over Newark Mayor Baraka’s arrest at an ICE facility as DHS bodycam footage sparks new questions and controversy.

The Trump administration warned three Democratic lawmakers Saturday that arrests are “on the table” after they participated in a protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark, where the city’s Mayor Ras Baraka was collared.

Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba confirmed her office is investigating possible criminal charges following Friday’s unauthorized

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said in a debate Monday his actions that got him arrested days earlier at an ICE facility were "absolutely" an effective protest against President Donald Trump.

Tensions are rising in New Jersey after Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested outside a federal immigration detention center

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told CNN congressmembers may face arrest following an incident outside a controversial immigration detention facility in Newark on Friday.