‘Malicious’: New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka sues US attorney after arrest

In a civil complaint filed on Tuesday, Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, accused acting US Attorney Alina Habba of “subjecting him to false arrest and malicious prosecution”. “As a result of this false arrest”, the lawsuit argues that Mayor Baraka “suffered severe reputational harm, emotional distress and other damages”. The suit is the latest fallout from a May 9 protest outside Delaney Hall, a privately run immigration detention facility in Newark. “No one is above the law.”Habba initially filed a trespassing charge against Baraka for his actions during the protest. “The way Mayor Baraka was treated at Delaney Hall was outrageous,” the statement reads.