Trump Nominates Prosecutor Who Arrested Sanctuary City Mayor After Migrant Detention Mayhem
The Trump administration is aiming to retain a federal prosecutor who arrested a sanctuary city mayor and charged a Democrat lawmaker for an incident outside a migrant detention center.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba for Senate confirmation, according to the White House. The Trump administration previously tapped Habba, who had represented Trump in several civil cases in past years, as New Jersey’s top prosecutor in March on an interim basis.
“Alina will lead with the same diligence and conviction that has defined her career, and she will fight tirelessly to secure a Legal System that is both ‘Fair and Just’ for the wonderful people of New Jersey,” Trump posted on Truth Social in March when naming her as interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.
If confirmed, Habba would be able to continuously serve as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. More recently, Habba’s office garnered national headlines following an altercation outside a New Jersey migrant detention center involving several Democrats.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested in May when he attempted to join three Democrat congressional representatives touring the Delaney Hall detention facility. Baraka tried to accompany New Jersey Democratic Reps. Robert Menendez, LaMonica McIver and Bonnie Watson Coleman on a tour of the detention center, but were denied entry. (Read more from “Trump Nominates Prosecutor Who Arrested Sanctuary City Mayor After Migrant Detention Mayhem” HERE)
