The Justice Department charged Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) over a scuffle with law enforcement outside an ICE facility in New Jersey last week.
McIver is the first federal officeholder targeted by the the Trump administration as they aggressively prosecute politicians who open themselves up to legal liability while opposing the president's mass deportations.
McIver has strongly denied assaulting law enforcement during the clash, saying she was the one who was assaulted. In a Monday statement, she called the charges against her "purely political" and said they are "meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight."
The Department of Homeland Security has pointed to body camera footage of what they say is McIver elbowing an ICE agent during the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
Alina Habba, U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey announced on X charges against McIver of assaulting, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement, but dismissed a trespassing charge against Baraka.
The lawmakers argued that they were there to conduct legitimate oversight based on accusations that GEO Group, the private prison company operating the facility, lacked the proper permitting.
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Jake Tapper: BIDEN OLD
> Alina Habba, U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey
The patronage is crazy lmao
I have a very hard time seeing a jury convict her.
Especially since they’ve more or less sheepishly admitted the inciting incident, the attempted arrest of the mayor, was bullshit and that they’d lose it if they took it to court.
I hope she takes it to the mat.