No one is above the law — politicians or otherwise,” Habba said. “It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are.”

By the time Ras Baraka was released, a mini-movement had formed after armed federal officers got involved in a scrum with three members of Congress.

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.

Dozens of clergy members gathered outside the Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, saying they intended to block access to the facility until they were arrested.

NEWARK, New Jersey — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released from custody Friday evening following a dramatic day where federal authorities got into a scrum with three members of Congress and arrested him.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka "committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings" to leave Delaney Hall, a facility being run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to acting US attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.

The Five’ co-hosts discuss how some Democratic protesters were singing in New Jersey outside of an ICE facility for the rights of suspected criminals.

Secretary Kristi Noem Wednesday harshly criticized three Democrats who were accosted by federal immigration officials while protesting the opening of an immigrant

New Jersey’s interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba — Trump’s personal attorney — accused the mayor of trespassing and ignoring warnings from federal law enforcement agents to leave.