The mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, filed a lawsuit against the United States interim prosecutor for the New Jersey district, Alina Haba, accusing her of malicious prosecution for her arrest outside a center for detention of immigration and customs compliance with the United States last month.

The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damage and is against Haba and the special agent of the National Security Department that Baraka states that he illegally arrested him on May 9 in Delaney Hall, where he joined three members of the Congress, so they said they intended to be an inspection of conditions in the detention center.

Baraka accuses Habba and assistant secretary of National Security of Public Affairs, Tricia McLaughlin, to try to politicize his arrest by promoting a “false and defamatory narrative” about the events that led him to be arrested.

While Haba and McLaughlin accused Baraka of trying to “assault” the installation, his demand pointed out that he was actually invited to the property by an agent of the GEO group, a private prison operator who runs Delaney Hall, and was only arrested after having left the doors when he was indicated.

“The false affidavit was made with malice, particularly seeking to ensure that the news of the night included videos of the black mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was taken by federal officials,” the lawsuit said.

The demand also considers what it describes as the unusual treatment of Baraka after its arrest. He said they kept him in custody for more than five hours before making a first appearance before a judge, while, in general, people are cited after being accused of the crime of invasion.

Haba’s office moved to dismiss his case against Baraka, although prosecutors at a hearing on May 21 were admonished by the federal judge assigned to the case of Baraka, who said that the charges against him seemed to be hurried and based on politics.

“The hurried arrest of the mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, quickly followed by the dismissal of these intrusion charges of only 13 days later, suggests a bad threshold of his office,” Judge Judge Andre Espinosa said.

“The apparent hurry in this case, which culminated today in the shameful retraction of the positions, suggests a failure to properly investigate, to carefully gather facts and carefully consider the implications of their actions before handling their immense power,” he added.

Haba published in X on Monday night in response to a report on Baraka’s planned demand, writing: “My advice for the mayor, do not hesitate to join me to prioritize violent crime and public safety. A better use of time for the big citizens of New Jersey.”

Federal prosecutors have separated the Lamony representative McIver, Dn.J., allegedly assaulting agents outside the facilities of Delaney Hall. McIver has said that he plans to declare himself innocent and disputed vigorously the charges.