US EditionDemocrats involved in tense encounter at ICE facility say Trump administration is trying to intimidate them
- Three Democratic lawmakers encountered tension on Friday outside an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, during a Congressional oversight tour.
- The confrontation followed prolonged delays by ICE officials and escalated when Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was asked to leave and subsequently detained.
- Lawmakers accused the Trump administration of intimidation, citing claims they might be subject to arrest and describing the encounter as weaponization of law enforcement.
- DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said lawmakers could be arrested and cited body camera footage showing assaults by some members of Congress, which McIver denied.
- After several hours, Baraka was released and the lawmakers completed the tour, but they reported no apology or explanation for the confrontation and delays.
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“Un-American”: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on DHS Threats to Arrest Her for Visiting ICE Jail in Newark
We speak with Congressmember Bonnie Watson Coleman, one of three Democratic lawmakers the Department of Homeland Security has threatened to arrest after they went Friday to inspect a newly reopened private ICE jail. They are accused of assaulting ICE officers. This comes after federal agents arrested Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on trespassing charges after he joined their congressional delegation. The response of Trump officials has been to “lie and
STATE OF THE SOFTBALL: CNN Gently Questions ICE-Surrectionist NJ Dems
The legacy media have largely avoided reporting on Friday’s ICE-Surrection at a New Jersey detention facility. On this Sunday’s CNN State of the Union, however, we see what clearly looks to be favorable coverage that sidesteps the violent nature of what happened there. Watch as host Dana Bash tees up Congresswoman Lamonica McIver with the softest of softballs, without addressing what actually happened that day (click “expand” to view transcripts…
Democrats involved in tense encounter at ICE facility say Trump administration is trying to intimidate them
A DHS spokesperson told CNN the lawmakers could be arrested, saying the department has “body camera footage of some of these members of Congress assaulting our ICE enforcement officers, including body slamming a female ICE officer.” The incident culminated in the detention of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
DHS Spokesperson Threatens to Arrest House Democrats on CNN Over ICE Protest
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told CNN’s Victor Blackwell Saturday that the Trump administration could arrest House Democrats who participated in a protest outside an ICE detention center in New Jersey, something that “put law enforcement at risk and this actually put the detainees as well at risk.” McLaughlin opened the interview on Blackwell’s “First of All” program with her take on the day’s events. “What happ…
DHS Shares Insane Body Cam Footage Of Democrats Harassing ICE Agents In Newark
The Department of Homeland Security exclusively shared video with Fox News depicting several Democrat politicians breaching the gates of a New Jersey detention center and harassing ICE agents.Per DHS, the video shows Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, in red clothing, shoving her way past a DHS agent to get through the Delaney Hall detention center gates. Congressman Robert Menendez Jr. is also visible following behind her. McIver is also seen screa…
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