Trespassing charge against New Jersey mayor will be dismissed, prosecutor says

Assault charge filed against lawmaker LaMonica McIver, involved in scuffle after detention center visit with Baraka

A misdemeanor charge against Newark mayor, Ras Baraka, for trespassing will be dismissed, US attorney Alina Habba said in a statement on Monday.

But an assault charge has been filed against US representative LaMonica McIver, who accompanied Baraka during a visit to an immigrant detention center.

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