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In this photo combo Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., left, speaking during a news conference, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli speaking, Feb. 4, 2025, at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, Mike Catalini, file)

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Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to supporters and media after a court appearance in Newark, N.J., Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump administration sues 4 New Jersey cities over ‘sanctuary’ policies

 
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign students at Harvard

 
Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., speaks to the press after Newark mayor Ras Baraka was arrested while protesting at Delancey Hall ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

New Jersey Democratic Rep. McIver released on recognizance on federal assault charges

 
Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., exits the grounds at Delancey Hall ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Prosecutors charge McIver with pushing and grabbing agents while trying to stop mayor’s arrest

 

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Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Democratic Rep. McIver charged with assault after skirmish at ICE center, New Jersey prosecutor says

 
Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to supporters and media after a court appearance in Newark, N.J., Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says officials fingerprinting him second time tried to ‘humiliate’ him

 
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., speaks with an officer demanding she be let into the ICE Detention office after the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

ICE head recognizes Congress’ role in visiting detention facilities, even unannounced

 
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka makes his point at the New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial primary debate at NJ PBS Studios, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (Steve Hockstein/NJ Advance Media via AP, Pool)

Newark mayor returns to immigration detention center days after trespassing arrest

 
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., speaks with an officer demanding she be let into the ICE Detention office after the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

What to know about the Newark mayor’s arrest at an immigration detention center

 
Protestors demand the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest at an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest

 
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., speaks with an officer demanding she be let into the ICE Detention office after the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Mayor Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, arrested at immigration detention center he has been protesting

 
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in front of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of weekend meeting

 
Security personnel stand in front of Delaney Hall, a recently re-opened immigration detention center, in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

What to know about the newly opened immigration detention center in New Jersey’s biggest city

 
Emergency personnel battle against a fire aboard the Italian-flagged Grande Costa d'Avorio cargo ship at the Port of Newark, July 7, 2023, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

NTSB finds ‘failure’ in training before deadly Newark cargo ship fire

 
President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, March 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

The Latest: Trump to roll out new tariffs that he promises will free the US from foreign goods

 
Newark mayor and gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka speaks during a protest in front of of Delaney Hall, the proposed site of an immigrant detention center, in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Democrats running for New Jersey governor navigate the delicate politics of immigration

 
Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II holds a news conference on Saturday, March 8, 2025 in Newark, N.J. (WABC-TV via AP)

New Jersey police officer killed, second officer wounded in shooting by 14-year-old, authorities say

 

New Jersey Democrats square off in 1st gubernatorial debate

 
This photo provided by the U.S. Dept. of Defense, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents guide undocumented immigrants onboard a C-17 Globemaster III at the Tucson International Airport, Ariz., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Senior Airman Devlin Bishop/Dept. of Defense via AP)

Just days into the new Trump administration, worries spike amid a show of force on immigration

 
FILE - Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Democratic US Rep. Mikie Sherrill announces run for New Jersey governor

 
Miguel Acabou, whose brother Augusto Acabou was one of two Newark, N.J. firefighters killed battling a blaze on a cargo ship in Newark in July, speaks at a news conference in Newark on Oct. 6, 2023. Families of the dead firefighters blamed the blaze on a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load the ship on the day of the fire. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Families say faulty vehicle caused cargo ship fire that killed two New Jersey firefighters

 
The casket of Newark firefighter Wayne Brooks, Jr. arrives at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, N.J. on Friday July 14, 2023. More than one thousand firefighters from many departments around the New Jersey and the U.S. came to honor the fallen firefighter. Two firefighters were killed while fighting the July 5 fire aboard the Grande Costa d’Avorio, an Italian-flagged vessel carrying thousands of vehicles and other goods that was docked at Port Newark. (Tariq Zehawi/The Record via AP)

Firefighter killed while battling cargo ship fire is posthumously promoted during funeral