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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's federal trespassing charge has been dismissed, but Rep. LaMonica McIver is now facing charges.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka was arrested May 9 outside an immigrant detention center, though federal prosecutors later decided to drop the charges.
Congressional Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was also charged with assault Monday night following a visit to a newly opened immigration detention center in Newark.
The Newark, New Jersey, mayor has responded to accusations of trespass at an ICE facility from interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) knocked acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba over her prosecution of his fellow Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), calling the charges against her “trash.” Habba charged
The Justice Department charged Newark Mayor Ras Baraka with trespassing during a visit to an ICE facility in the city, but days later has now dropped the case.
The top prosecutor in New Jersey says her office has filed criminal charges against Democratic Representative LaMonica McIver.
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka's trespassing charge at Delaney Hall is dismissed, but Rep. LaMonica McIver faces charges of stirring political tensions in Newark.
Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Habba, was cautioned by a magistrate not to make out-of-court statements regarding Democratic Newark Mayor Ras Baraka following his arrest.