Democrat Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has filed a lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, accusing her of "false arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation."
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested a suspected Saudi terrorist in Colorado on May 6 after he was released from the Arapahoe County Jail, despite having an active immigration removal order. The arrest has sparked renewed concerns over sanctuary policies that prevent local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
A Georgia man has been federally charged after allegedly threatening to kill Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband, according to the Justice Department. Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, 24, of Lilburn, Georgia, faces a charge of transmitting interstate threats after sending a series of violent and politically charged messages between March 29 and April 1.
An illegal immigrant from Guatemala has been arrested in New York for allegedly killing his two-month-old daughter. Marlon Rabanales-Pretzantzin, 20, was taken into custody on March 7 and is being held at the Nassau County Jail without bail. Authorities said he admitted to the crime.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who played a key role in leading campus protests.
Over half a dozen local police departments in the Washington, D.C., area have chosen not to assist the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) with security for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025.