US EditionUS Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center
- Congresswoman LaMonica McIver of New Jersey was federally charged on Tuesday with three counts related to a May 9, 2025, incident outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark.
- The indictment stems from McIver allegedly forcibly impeding federal officers who were arresting Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during a congressional oversight visit to the facility.
- Delaney Hall is a privately operated 1,000-bed detention facility used by ICE, and McIver, joined by other lawmakers, entered the restricted area asserting their oversight authority.
- U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said the charges carry up to 17 years in prison, and McIver’s lawyer, Paul Fishman, called the prosecution "political retaliation" against a dedicated public servant.
- McIver denies the allegations, pled not guilty, calls the case political intimidation, and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 11 in Newark federal court.
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Alina Habba announced the indictment of LaMonica McIver at 6:56PM on Tuesday night, an hour before polls in the New Jersey gubernatorial primary — in which Ras Baraka, referred to as Individual 1 in the indictment, ended up being the second-highest vote-getter — closed. The timing was dictated by a hearing scheduled for the next day, not the primary, but after being admonished by Magistrate Judge André Espionsa, it was an inappropriate rush to a…
US Justice Department indicts Rep. LaMonica McIver over confrontation at immigrant prison
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NJ Rep. LaMonica McIver Hit With Federal Charges Over Clash at ICE Detention Facility, Faces 17 Years in Prison › American Greatness
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was indicted on Tuesday for allegedly interfering with federal officers during a scuffle outside an immigration detention facility in Newark, last […] Source
Democrat Congresswoman Indicted for Assaulting ICE Officers.
PULSE POINTS:What Happened: A federal grand jury indicted Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) on three federal charges for allegedly interfering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Who’s Involved: Rep. LaMonica McIver, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D), ICE agents, Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez Jr. (D-NJ). Where & When: The incident took place at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, on May 9…
Rep. McIver indicted on federal charges over skirmish at New Jersey immigration center
The indictment is the latest development in a legal-political drama that has seen President Donald Trump’s administration take Democratic officials from New Jersey’s largest city to court, tapping into the president’s immigration crackdown and Democrats’ efforts to respond.
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