The DOJ charged Ras Baraka with trespassing outside an ICE facility, then dropped the charges. A federal judge called the DOJ's actions "embarrassing."

A New Jersey judge dismissed the charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, harshly rebuking interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba over his arrest. U.S. Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa dropped the charges against Baraka on Wednesday,

Federal magistrate judge Andre Espinosa reprimanded the U.S. Attorney's Office for the "hasty arrest" of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for trespassing and the "embarrassing" retraction of the charges, and reminded them of their responsibility to uphold justice and due process.