Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba announced on Monday that she would be dismissing the charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his confrontation with ICE officials a week and a half ago at a detention facility for illegal criminal migrants.

“After extensive consideration,” Habba said in a press release, “we have agreed to dismiss Mayor Baraka’s misdemeanor charge of trespassing for the sake of moving forward.”

“In the spirit of public interest, I have invited the mayor to tour Delaney Hall. The government has nothing to hide at this facility, and I will personally accompany the mayor so he can see that firsthand. The citizens of New Jersey deserve unified leadership so we can get to work to keep our state safe. The dismissal against the mayor is not the end of this matter.”

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