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Federal judge tells Alina Habba to "operate with a higher standard"
Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa scolded interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba after the dropped charge against Newark Mayor ...
Judge criticizes DOJ for ‘worrisome’ and ‘embarrassing’ blunders in arrest of New Jersey mayor at ICE facility
Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa granted what he called the “embarrassing retraction” of the trespassing charge following a May 9 incident.
Some of Trump’s loyalty-first picks for prosecutors draw opposition from senators who can block them
Senate opposition led President Donald Trump to abandon his candidate to be the top prosecutor in the nation’s capital.
Alina Habba taunted with boos and shouts of ‘shame’ as she arrives at hearing for arrested Newark mayor
Ras Baraka says he was ‘targeted’ by the Trump administration with politically motivated selective prosecution ...
Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver charged after visiting ICE facility in New Jersey
After the Trump administration charged a sitting judge and a sitting mayor in separate cases, a Democratic member of Congress ...
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Alina Habba defends felony charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver over chaotic Newark ICE detention center protest: ‘Nothing to do with congressional oversight’
Acting New Jersey US Attorney Alina Habba defended filing felony charges against New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver after a protest at an ICE detention center in Newark on May 9, 2025. AP 6 ...
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Judge reprimands Alina Habba’s office for ‘embarrassing’ case against New Jersey mayor
Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, Trump’s personal attorney, appeared on Fox News on May 9 shortly after federal agents arrested Baraka during a protest outside the facility ...
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DOJ charges New Jersey congresswoman with assault over immigration facility tussle
Democrats have denounced the charges as politically motivated and an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate member ...