Newark mayor sues federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site

Mayor Ras Baraka (Seth Wenig/AP)

Newark mayor Ras Baraka has sued New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor over his arrest on a trespassing charge, which was later dropped, at a federal immigration detention facility.

Mr Baraka, who leads New Jersey’s biggest city, is a candidate in a crowded primary field for the Democratic nomination for governor next Tuesday.