Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is set to appear in federal court for a status conference on the Trump administration’s charge he trespassed at an immigration detention center in the city last week.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest last week at a federal immigration detention facility could shake up the New Jersey governor’s race, as Baraka looks to appeal to progressive Democratic voters to win the crowded primary.

Mayor of Newark, NJ, Ras Baraka was arrested for trespassing during a protest against an ICE detention facility, but has denied the allegations and is seeking legal action against the facility's operator.