Dem Congresswoman Charged in ICE Facility Confrontation
A Democratic congresswoman from New Jersey was charged with assault after trying to tour ICE facility earlier this month. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was charged Monday by Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New…
A Democratic congresswoman from New Jersey was charged with assault after trying to tour ICE facility earlier this month.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was charged Monday by Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habb, per Fox News. Habb also dismissed the trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
“Representative LaMonica McIver assaulted, impeded, and interfered with law enforcement in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111 (a)(1),” Habba said in a letter on X Monday. “That conduct cannot be overlooked by the chief federal law enforcement official in the State of New Jersey, and it is my Constitutional obligation to ensure that our federal law enforcement is protected when executing their duties.”
McIver posted her response on X.
“Earlier this month, I joined my colleagues to inspect the treatment of ICE detainees at Delaney Hall in my district,” McIver wrote. “We were fulfilling our lawful oversight responsibilities, as members of Congress have done many times before, and our visit should have been peaceful and short. Instead, ICE agents created an unnecessary and unsafe confrontation when they chose to arrest Mayor Baraka.”
She claimed the charges against her are politically motivated.
“The charges against me are purely political – they mischaracterize and distort my actions, and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight,” she wrote. “This administration will never stop me from working for the people in our district and standing up for what is right. I am thankful for the outpouring of support I have received, and I look forward to the truth being laid out clearly in court.”