US EditionUS Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center
- U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver was indicted on June 10, 2025, on three federal charges linked to an incident outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
- The indictment followed a May 9 visit when McIver and others protested at Delaney Hall, a privately run ICE detention center, during which McIver allegedly impeded federal officers arresting Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
- Federal prosecutors allege McIver forcibly interfered with officers and assaulted two federal agents, while McIver denies wrongdoing and describes the charges as politically motivated intimidation.
- The indictment includes charges carrying a maximum sentence of 17 years, and McIver’s attorney, Paul Fishman, vowed to challenge the prosecution as political retaliation against her oversight duties.
- McIver’s preliminary hearing is set for June 11, 2025, in federal court in Newark, with strict pretrial conditions imposed, while the case raises concerns about congressional oversight and political influence.
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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
The extraordinary indictment of a sitting congresswoman is an attempt to terrorize and suppress even token opposition to President Donald Trump’s fascistic campaign of mass deportations.
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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