Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka did not enter a plea and will likely be scheduled for a July trial on the trespassing charge.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka faces trespassing charges after an incident at Delaney Hall Detention Center during an oversight tour. Baraka claims he was targeted for opposing Trump immigration policies and was not trespassing,

Attorneys for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) accused the Trump administration of “selective prosecution” as the mayor made his first court appearance since his arrest.

Protesters also questioned the role of Worcester police in the ICE raid and had very unkind words for the city manager and some members of the City Council. Promoted beforehand on social media as a potentially “large and noisy NON-VIOLENT public standout” before the May 13 City Council meeting,

The Department of Homeland Security alleged that Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj “pulled a political stunt and incited chaos."