Two of the three charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., from altercation with ICE agents can go forward, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Nov. 13 Two of the three charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver can go forward, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
McIver, D-N.J., was charged after a confrontation on May 9 at the Delaney Hall Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark, N.J. McIver and two other U.S. representatives from New Jersey visited the detention center to tour it.
McIver, Rep. Rob Menendez, D-N.J., Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democrat, were allegedly in a physical confrontation that included demonstrators and ICE agents. Baraka was arrested on the scene and charged with trespassing, but his charges were later dropped.
U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba alleged that McIver «assaulted, impeded and interfered with law enforcement», and «that conduct cannot be overlooked.
