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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has filed a federal lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution following his controversial detainment during a protest at the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in May 2025.
Background of the Incident
On May 9, 2025, Mayor Baraka joined three Democratic members of Congress—Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez Jr., and LaMonica McIver—at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, for an unannounced oversight visit. The facility, operated by the private GEO Group under a federal contract, had recently reopened amid concerns over its compliance with local regulations and the treatment of detainees
During the visit, Baraka was initially denied entry but later entered the facility grounds. After exiting ba
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