The unapologetically progressive mayor was arrested at an immigration detention center. Now, he's hoping to capitalize on that momentum in the governor's race.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit Tuesday against interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba and a Department of Homeland Security investigator, alleging that Habba defamed him and they violated his constitutional rights when he was arrested at a federal immigration detention center earlier this month.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba over his arrest by ICE agents outside Delaney Hall.