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Newark’s Mayor Sues Over Arrest Near Immigration Jail

June 3, 2025 at 1:29 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) “sued government officials including Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, claiming that his arrest outside an immigration detention center last month was motivated by political malice,” the New York Times reports.

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