Habba's term was set to expire this week, and federal judges in New Jersey had moved to appoint someone else to the position.

Mikie Sherrill's running mate, Dale Caldwell, has connections to the charter school movement and worked under former Gov. James McGreevey.

It comes after a panel of federal judges in New Jersey declined to extend Habba's term as the state's interim top prosecutor.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka referenced the reports of the escapees in a statement he issued very early Friday morning about conditions at the facility, following days of unrest.

(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested in May when he attempted to join three Democrat congressional representatives touring the Delaney Hall detention facility.

Now, according to Mayor Ras Baraka, unlike other youth curfews, Newarks doesn't include arrests, fines, or penalties.

Habba made headlines when she charged Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for allegedly trespassing at Delaney Hall, a privately run federal immigration detention center in Newark.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested outside the center during the visit. Habba’s office pursued a trespassing charge against Baraka, but it was later dropped.

Florida Democrats inspected the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center, criticizing the $450 million site as environmental groups file lawsuit over ecological concerns.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested at the scene after he tried to join the lawmakers inside the facility.