Alina Habba drops federal trespassing charge against Dem mayor, offers ICE facility tour..update

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Alina Habba drops federal trespassing charge against Dem mayor, offers ICE facility tour: 'Nothing to hide'
Habba invites Mayor Ras Baraka to tour Delaney Hall while Rep LaMonica McIver will likely have to surrender to authorities

 By Cameron Arcand Fox News
Published May 20, 2025 12:55pm EDT

Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka is no longer facing a federal trespassing charge over an incident earlier this month at Delaney Hall, a privately operated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in his city.

"After extensive consideration, we have agreed to dismiss Mayor Baraka’s misdemeanor charge of trespass for the sake of moving forward," acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba said in a statement on Monday evening.

"In the spirit of public interest, I have invited the mayor to tour Delaney Hall. The government has nothing to hide at this facility, and I will personally accompany the mayor so he can see that firsthand," she continued.

However, Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged for allegedly "assaulting, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement." Fox News has learned that McIver must turn herself in as soon as possible, though it is up to the magistrate on the specifics of when she must turn herself in and how.

"I am glad that the U.S. Attorney has agreed that this case should be dismissed," he said.

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Newark mayor sues interim US attorney for false arrest, malicious prosecution
Baraka seeks damages after trespassing charges were dropped following detention center arrest
By Breanne Deppisch Fox News
Published June 3, 2025 11:42am EDT | Updated June 3, 2025 12:51pm EDT

Newark Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, accusing her of false arrest and malicious prosecution in connection with his May 9 arrest and charges outside a federal immigration center.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey, accuses Habba of acting politically in Baraka's May 9 arrest outside the Delaney Hall detention center, near Newark Liberty International Airport. Baraka was arrested during a protest outside the facility, after being accused of trespassing and ignoring warnings from law enforcement officials to leave. He was held in custody for several hours before being released.

The U.S. attorney's office said last month it would drop the charges against Baraka "for the sake of moving forward."

The civil lawsuit filed by Baraka seeks damages for what his lawyers described as his "false arrest and malicious prosecution," as well as the allegedly defamatory remarks Habba made about his case, including on social media. The lawsuit includes screenshots of Habba's social media posts in question.

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"Newark mayor sues interim US attorney for false arrest, malicious prosecution"

The proper response should be the REINSTATE THE CHARGES against him, and prosecute.

He was let off, and chose to escalate.
Time to repay him in (cough) spades...