Ras Baraka was arrested for trespassing last month while trying to visit center with Democratic Congress members
Newark’s mayor, Ras Baraka, sued New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor on Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge – which was later dropped – at a federal immigration detention facility.
Baraka, who leads New Jersey’s biggest city, is a candidate in a crowded primary field for the Democratic nomination for governor next Tuesday. The lawsuit against Alina Habba, interim US attorney for New Jersey, coincided with the day early in-person voting began.