June 4 (UPI) --The Democratic mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, has sued the Republican U.S. district attorney of New Jersey over his arrest last month outside of a prison being transformed into a ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit against the US Attorney for New Jersey on Tuesday over his arrest last month while protesting outside an ICE detention facility in his city.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks outside a New Jersey courthouse as Demoocrat Congressman faces charges for Newark ICE facility ...

AMY GOODMAN: Ras Baraka, I want to thank you for being with us, mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Democratic candidate for governor. The primary election is this Tuesday, June 10th.

New Jersey Congresswoman LaMonica McIver who was involved in a much-publicized altercation outside an immigration facility ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued U.S. Attorney Alina Habba for wrongful arrest and defamation over his detention last month outside an immigration jail in the New Jersey city.

Habba was not serving in a prosecutorial function when she acted with DHS agents in the scheme to arrest Mayor Baraka,” his suit says.

Alina Habba's criminal case against Ras Baraka collapsed quickly. Now, the tables have turned, and the Newark mayor is suing the Trump-appointed prosecutor.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba over his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last month outside Delaney Hall.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, arguing that his arrest outside an immigration detention center was motivated by politics. Updated June 3, 2025.