Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba confirmed her office is investigating possible criminal charges following Friday’s unauthorized

Ras Baraka was arrested Friday while protesting the reopening of an immigrant detention center. The arrest was publicly defended by interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.

This story was updated at 11:39 a.m. on May 4 after the White House publicly denied Booker’s claims. Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey

The Trump administration warned three Democratic lawmakers Saturday that arrests are “on the table” after they participated in a protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark, where the city’s Mayor Ras Baraka was collared.

(Bloomberg) -- Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, faces up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine if he’s convicted of a misdemeanor charge of trespassing during a protest at a private detention facility that’s a key part of President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations.

Unanswered legal questions remain as the Trump administration signals it might test the term limits of U.S. attorneys, sidestepping Senate confirmation and the courts. Those questions may lead to conflict between the role of U.

Ras Baraka, the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, and a contender in the race to become governor, has been arrested for trespassing after refusing to exit Delaney Hall, a federally-contracted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility,

Alina Habba, 41, could be the next co-host of Fox News' The Five program. After a short stint as President Donald Trump's Counselor to the President, Habba left Washington, D.C. in March to move back to her home state and serve as Acting Attorney for the ...