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

Mayor Ras Baraka is scheduled to appear in federal court for a status conference after being arrested on trespassing charges at an ICE detention center.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was in federal court Thursday for a status conference after he was charged with trespassing at an immigration detention center last week. After a brief 15-minute procedural hearing,

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

As public anger in Worcester boils over the controversial arrests of a woman and her teen daughter last week, City Hall will close early on Tuesday and a City Council meeting will be held on Zoom. The decision was made “Due [to] public safety concerns, out of an abundance of caution,” Tom Matthews, Worcester city spokesperson, said in a statement.