John,

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, the WFP-endorsed candidate for Governor of New Jersey, was arrested yesterday afternoon by armed federal agents, taken away in handcuffs after attempting to visit a recently re-opened ICE detention facility:¹

According to Rep. LaMonica McIver, who was part of a Congressional delegation visiting the facility at the same time, ICE agents shoved her, "manhandled Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, and arrested Mayor Baraka," even after he complied with their instructions.²

He was then detained for hours until being released later in the evening.

This is a shocking attempt at intimidation, even by Trump standards — one that is straight from the authoritarian playbook.

Trump and his people want to silence any of us who want to hold him accountable.

Let's show them we won't be silent. Make an emergency donation right now to WFP-endorsed Ras Baraka's campaign for Governor of New Jersey:

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The Working Families Party has joined a powerful coalition of progressive labor unions and advocates in New Jersey to endorse Mayor Ras Baraka for Governor.

His record speaks for itself: community-based public safety, housing justice, and more.

Now, the entire country is seeing his courage, too.

New Jersey needs a Governor who will take on the private prison industry, stand up for working people, and be fearless in the face of the Trump administration's authoritarian threats.

Please pitch in to Ras Baraka's campaign right now and help him fight back against these outrageous attacks.

In solidarity,

Team WFP

Sources:

1. Newark mayor arrested during congressional visit to NJ ICE facility, WNBC, May 9, 2025

2. @replamonica.bsky.social‬, BlueSky, May 9, 2025

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