New Jersey Mayors and Officials Sue Over Legal and Political Disputes

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing the Trump administration, specifically U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, for malicious prosecution and defamation after his arrest at an immigrant detention facility was dropped. The lawsuit alleges that Habba and DHS agents acted unlawfully and with political motives, with race playing a role in the incident, which occurred amid ongoing tensions over the facility's reopening. The case is politically charged, coming just before the New Jersey primary election.