Newark mayor sues Alina Habba for false arrest and malicious prosecution

Democratic Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba and a Department of Homeland Security agent over his arrest and dropped charges, after Baraka and other lawmakers were accused of storming a New Jersey DHS facility last month.

Baraka filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, accusing Habba and DHS agent Ricky Patel of false arrest and malicious prosecution. He also accused Habba of defamation in the complaint filed in court.