US EditionNewark mayor sues New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site
- On Tuesday, Ras Baraka, the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city, filed a lawsuit against the state’s chief federal prosecutor following his arrest—later dismissed—at a federal immigration detention center.
- The arrest followed Baraka's denied attempt to join a federally authorized oversight tour with three Democratic Congress members, with the trespassing charge later dropped.
- The lawsuit accuses interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba of authorizing Baraka's false arrest, defamation, and malicious prosecution, also naming Homeland Security agent Ricky Patel.
- Delaney Hall is a 1,000-bed federally contracted facility owned by Florida-based Geo Group Inc., which secured a $1 billion, 15-year contract amid plans to expand detention beds nationwide.
- The arrest episode sparked significant controversy, coinciding with New Jersey's June 10 gubernatorial primary in which Baraka is a Democratic candidate running amid unclear effects on his campaign.
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Newark mayor on arrest: ‘What they’ve done is egregious and it’s authoritarian’
Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka (D) on Tuesday called his arrest last month “egregious” and “authoritarian,” as he made the case that interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba acted politically in bringing the misdemeanor charge. In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber,” Baraka backed up his claim that the arrest…
Newark Mayor Baraka: My ICE Arrest Was ‘Authoritarian’
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” he was suing New Jersey’s acting Attorney General Alina Habba and a Department of Homeland Security special agent on allegations of false arrest at an ICE detention facility in Newark because it was “egregious” and “authoritarian.” Baraka said, “You know, putting out information even before I was, you know, processed that I was a criminal. I did something wrong. I disobeyed the law. I’m …
John Binder Reveals the Single Biggest Illegal Immigration Failure of Federal Government
On Tuesday's "Alex Marlow Show," host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the federal government's failures on immigration with reporter John Binder. The post John Binder Reveals the Single Biggest Illegal Immigration Failure of Federal Government appeared first on Breitbart.
The Mayor Strikes Back: Baraka Sues Habba For False Arrest And Malicious Prosecution
I have twice written about the arrest, and then the dismissal of charges, against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Today sees an interesting development in the case as Mayor Baraka has sued Allina Habba and a man named Ricky Patel. You can read the lawsuit...
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