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Published Tue, Jun 3 202511:39 AM EDT
Key Points
- Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka sued Alina Habba for defamation and malicious prosecution over his recent arrest at an immigration detention center.
- President Donald Trump has tapped Habba, his former defense lawyer, to serve as acting interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey.
- Habba's office dropped its case against Baraka, but is still prosecuting another Democratic elected official who was also at the immigration facility.
Alina Habba, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, arrives at the courthouse where Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka's hearing will be held on May 15, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka sued his state's top prosecutor, Alina Habba, on Tuesday over his arrest last month at an immigration detention center in his city.
Baraka's lawsuit alleges that Habba falsely arrested, maliciously prosecuted and defamed the Democratic mayor.
Habba is President Donald Trump's former personal defense lawyer, and his pick for interim U.S. attorney for the Garden State.
The federal civil suit filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey comes just over two weeks after Habba said her office would drop its case against Baraka "for the sake of moving forward."
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