Fresh off court win, Newark mayor says president should ‘stop pressuring us’ on immigration

Newark was among the cities that just won a court battle with the Trump administration over sanctuary policies for immigrants. Mayor Ras Baraka said he thinks the fight isn’t over yet.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 691

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said he felt vindicated this week when a federal judge tossed the Trump administration’s lawsuit targeting four New Jersey cities’ sanctuary policies for immigrants.

But Baraka, a Democrat whose city was one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, warned the victory may be short-lived.

“I’m sure they’ll try to find some other way to pressure us into doing things that we don’t think is right,” he said …

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