Monday, May 19, 2025

DOJ Charges Congresswoman with Assault in Incident at ICE Facility

Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is facing federal charges for allegedly assaulting law enforcement from the Department of Homeland Security during a chaotic melee that erupted outside of an ICE detention facility in her home state of New Jersey, acting US Attorney Alina Habba said Monday.

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"No one is above the law " politicians or otherwise," Habba said. "It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are."

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"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."

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lmao.... 'elbowing' is a physical threat to an armored ICE Officer?

The Congress people were there doing their jobs of overseeing a Gov Dept.

Trumpers are such HUGE vaginas!

But hey, they gotta start the precedents for arresting the political opposition where they can.

It werks for them like voter suppression, only different.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-19 09:29 PM

Ship her to El Salvador with her admirer Corkypoo.

#2 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-05-19 09:41 PM

No one is above the law except Trump.

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-05-20 06:05 AM

Funny to see the "Jan 6 was a peaceful protest" crowd call this an assault.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-20 09:21 AM

""No one is above the law " politicians or otherwise," Habba said. "It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are." Totally laughable, selective enforcement is the norm in most jurisdictions. Here in Florida most folks won't even consider a letter to the editor about it because of realistic fear of Police retribution.

#5 | Posted by danni at 2025-05-20 11:51 AM

No one is above the law except Trump.

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-05-20 06:05 AM | Reply | Flag

Don't forget sporkfoot who among her first official acts as a congresscritter was to ask donny doll hands for a pardon.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-05-20 11:51 AM

Habba said. "It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are."

Well then I expect legal Barbie Bondi to turn herself in for insider trading for her $5 million sale of troth social on the day donny doll hands announced his tariffs.

#7 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-05-20 11:53 AM


Funny to see the "Jan 6 was a peaceful protest" crowd call this an assault.
#4 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

J6ers had judges tell them "Assault" under 18 USC Sec. 111(a) only requires "forceful unwanted touching."

#8 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-20 05:21 PM

Totally laughable, selective enforcement is the norm in most jurisdictions.

Probably true, but still the person violated the law. This is tyrannical, but it happened under Biden as well.

Like I said, the West has lost its mind, its foreign policy is in shambles, it full of grift and graft.

#9 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-20 05:23 PM


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."

They have it on video, all officers were wearing cameras, all she needed to do was touch the officers, and it would be assault.

#10 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-20 05:24 PM

" all she needed to do was touch the officers, and it would be assault."

That's incorrect, based on wording YOU posted.

Why did you leave out the salient word?!?

#11 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-05-20 05:35 PM

She's in the FO stage.

#12 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-20 08:14 PM

"all she needed to do was touch the officers, and it would be assault."

Officers are such precious snowflakes.

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-20 08:16 PM

This is tyrannical, but it happened under Biden as well.

BOTH SIDES! Apparently Biden had senators, governors, and judges arrest. Who knew?

#14 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-05-20 08:19 PM

This is not tyrannical. She is not entitled to assault ICE officers.

"Nobody is above the law."

#15 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-20 08:26 PM

Ship her to El Salvador with her admirer Corkypoo.

#2 | Posted by fortfisher

Were you born a complete piece of s*&^? Or did you work on it for the entirety of you miserable, inconsequential life?

#16 | Posted by jpw at 2025-05-21 10:34 AM

This is not tyrannical. She is not entitled to assault ICE officers.
"Nobody is above the law."

#15 | Posted by BellRinger

What a braindead moron. You'll believe everything you're told, won't you?

#17 | Posted by jpw at 2025-05-21 10:35 AM

She's in the FO stage.

#12 | Posted by BellRinger

No, you're just an unAmerican pile of s*&^ supporting the worst administration of our lifetime.

Like we knew you would but you always denied.

#18 | Posted by jpw at 2025-05-21 10:35 AM

"Nobody is above the law."

Says the J6 defender, and poster who STILL can't come up with a single example of lawfare against Trump.

It's like the comedy writes itself!

#19 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-05-21 11:05 AM

She's in the FO stage.

#12 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

This is just harassment. Pure and simple.

Enjoy your hateful glee while you can.

She is on the front lines and in the beginning stages of the Resistance.

When enough red lines are crossed and the paper tiger is awakened that's when the real "fun" begins.

Semper Fi

#20 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-21 11:13 AM

Trump is above the law. ICE gestapo are above the law

#21 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-21 11:52 AM

Trump is above the law. ICE gestapo are above the law

#21 | POSTED BY HAMBURGLAR

When the President is above the law then there is no law.

"The law" is what the Mad King decides it is.

#22 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-21 12:00 PM

Were you born a complete piece of s*&^? Or did you work on it for the entirety of you miserable, inconsequential life?

#16 | Posted by jp

way to really move the discussion along.....

ignorant dope

#23 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-21 02:33 PM

Says the J6 defender, and poster who STILL can't come up with a single example of lawfare against Trump.

It's like the comedy writes itself!

#19 | Posted by Danforth

comedy of you bigots thinking you know legal
processes when you don't know slitz

I don't know why I waste time with bigots but I'm gonna post you this on waffle's behalf.

PLEASE argue with the legal expert. We need to be reminded how hate mongering bigots react to real experts.

"Trump is not a convicted felon no matter what the NY courts rule"

www.youtube.com

#24 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-21 02:50 PM

STD's legal expert is warmonger and pedophile DERSHOWITZ. Surprise.

#25 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-05-21 02:55 PM

STD's legal expert is warmonger and pedophile DERSHOWITZ. Surprise.

Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-05-21 02:55 PM | Reply

Lordy he really fell from grace.

#26 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-21 02:58 PM

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

look at this...I found someone who's dumber than most of you and that was NOT an easy thing to do.

" the ( FAT UGLY ) congresswoman was arrested
because she was black "
---James Carvil.

sorry Jim and your twins HERE.....this BS of telling us that what we saw wasn't really what we saw when it came to the brain dead vegetable. We saw the fat woman give a federal
agent a body shot...and there "AINT NOTHIN" "you people"
will EVER say or post that will prove differently.
( especially if your source is a member of the dem lying
media ----.)

#27 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-21 03:01 PM

FAT UGLY
27 | POSTED BY -------------

That's no way to talk about Putin's smelly orange bitch.

#28 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-21 03:16 PM

a single example of lawfare against Trump.
It's like the comedy writes itself!
#19 | Posted by Danforth

here you go butforth

I know how slow many here are... so I wrote this quote out for the simpletons.

" the time between trumps two terms won't be remembered what biden did or didn't do. It will be remembered for the introduction of lawfare into the american system of justice."

Alan Dershowich....professor emeritus...Harvard University

oh boy....waiting on legal nobodies from nowhere tell us this distinguished lawyer is not as smart as they are.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

#29 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-05-21 03:17 PM

"the time between trumps two terms won't be remembered what biden did or didn't do. It will be remembered for the introduction of lawfare into the american system of justice."

Biden won't be remembered for the introduction of lawfare into the american system of justice?

I guess Biden isn't the one who is responsible for the introduction of lawfare into the american system of justice.

#30 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-21 03:30 PM

" the time between trumps two terms won't be remembered what biden did or didn't do. It will be remembered for the introduction of lawfare into the american system of justice."

Alan Dershowich....professor emeritus...Harvard University

oh boy....waiting on legal nobodies from nowhere tell us this distinguished lawyer is not as smart as they are.

#29 | Posted by shrimptacodan

Your quote from epsteins other party pal is accidentally right.

It will be remembered as the time when the president and attorney general chose NOT to immediately prosecute a fascist coup plotter for the delusional political reasons of hoping that being merciful against fascists would turn them back into normal republicans.

#31 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-05-21 03:31 PM

way to really move the discussion along.....
ignorant dope
#23 | Posted by shrimptacodan

Don't worry shrimpd*&^, we know you've worked at it.

*pats on head*

#32 | Posted by jpw at 2025-05-21 04:09 PM

LaMonica had the tush push down pat. She also has the body to get over the line.

#33 | Posted by homerj at 2025-05-21 04:47 PM

Can you imagine the knots in the panties around here had she got shot during her assault of a law enforcement officer???

#34 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-05-21 06:14 PM

Keep violating citizen rights. Fools.

"It's all gone too far," Gabriel Sterling warned. "It has to stop!"

"Mr president, you have not condemned these actions or this language," added Mr Sterling. "Senators, you have not condemned these actions or this language.

"We need you to step up and if you're going to take a position of leadership, show some!"

He added: "Death threats, physical threats, intimidation, it's too much, it's not right, they've lost the moral high ground to claim that it is."

"Someone's going to get hurt, someone's going to get shot, someone's going to get killed, and it's not right."

#35 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-21 06:22 PM

" What a braindead moron. You'll believe everything you're told, won't you?

#17 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-05-21 10:35 AM | FLAG: | "

I saw the video, idiot.

#36 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 06:54 PM

It's amazing to watch lefties claim she has a right to assault enforcement officers.

#37 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 06:57 PM

Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver's biggest infraction, is her skin color.

Had she been white, deplorable Trumping MAGAts, like BullBringer, would have thought she was there for a tour of the facilities.

#38 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-21 07:02 PM

Can you imagine the knots in the panties around here had she got shot during her assault of a law enforcement officer???

#34 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Can you imagine the knots in panties around here if a democrat had attempted a coup and inspired their supporters to attack the capital?
Or if a democrat had spent 15 years partying with epstein and still won't release the unredacted files?
Or if a democrat sold control of the economy to the world's richest man for $250 million in bribes?
Or if a democrat instituted a massive tax increase (AKA TARIFF) on the middle class and poor people in america?
Or if a democrat paid off mistresses and porn stars left and right?
Or if a democrat had refused to return classified materials to the FBI?
Or if a democrat put his son in charge of Mideast policy and then the saudis gave him 2 billion dollars?
Or if a democrat pardoned the founder of Silk Road, the biggest fentalyn distributor in the country, in exchange for bribe money?

I could do this all day.

Stop acting like you have any standards about anything.

#39 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-05-21 07:03 PM

It's amazing to watch lefties claim she has a right to assault enforcement officers.

#37 | Posted by BellRinger

It's amazing to watch you attack lefties while righties are isolating america, dismantling our anti russian abilities (gosh wonder why?), and shifting the economic balance even further into the hands of the rich.

Was the problem in the country that the rich didn't have enough money and everyone else had too much?

#40 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-05-21 07:05 PM

Can you imagine the knots in the panties around here had she got shot during her assault of a law enforcement officer???
#34 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

This idiot is pretending law enforcement shooting black women in America is something new.

It's not.

#41 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-21 07:07 PM

Considering that this is one of Trump's Toadies. I take her word with a grain of salt. Just sayin

#42 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-21 07:07 PM

Can you imagine the knots in the panties around here had she got shot during her assault of a law enforcement officer???
#34 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

Weird place for an Ashli Babbitt reference, but we don't have to imagine how you responded to her getting shot.

#43 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-21 07:15 PM

It's amazing to watch lefties claim she has a right to assault enforcement officers.
#37 | Posted by BellRinger

I don't recall anyone claiming she has that right.
Since you do, please show us who is saying it.

#44 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-21 07:16 PM

It's amazing to watch lefties claim she has a right to assault enforcement officers.
#37 | Posted by BellRinger

It's amazing how despicable a troll you ended up being. Either be specific or STFU.

Then swallow.

#45 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-05-21 07:19 PM

#36 | Posted by BellRinger

As did I. If you think she's going to be convicted of felony assault, I've got a bridge to sell you.

#46 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-05-21 07:24 PM

If you think she's going to be convicted of felony assault,

This case, and the trial of the Judge in Wisconsin, will be indicators for how successful Trump will be in achieving the fascist state he's hoping for.

#47 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-21 07:37 PM

"Video taken during the scrum appears to show McIver using her body to push past federal agents and get to Baraka as he was being taken away in handcuffs. It also shows McIver using her arms to push agents."

Interfering with police who are conducting an illegal arrest should not be a crime. We have a right to resist illegal orders from police.

#48 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-21 07:50 PM

It's amazing to watch lefties claim she has a right to assault enforcement officers.

#37 | Posted by BellRinger

It's amazing to watch you act like you don't gargle Trump's balls.

#49 | Posted by jpw at 2025-05-21 08:03 PM

"It's amazing to watch lefties claim she has a right to assault enforcement officers."

We have a right to resist illegal behavior by the police.
Go on, tell me we shouldn't have the right to resist police under any circumstances.
It's what you really believe. So say it.

#50 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-21 08:06 PM

These ICE guys have just got to be the stupidest -------- out there if they think the entire nation's population is just going to roll over when they show up and let them in a building or property and or help them out in any way shape or form. The cities' cops will get tired of doing their dirty work breaking the constitution and turn on them. I'm all for boarder control believer me but Ice personal must realize not everything that orange grifting pig traitor tells them to do is legal and there is discretion to be used in the actual functions of their jobs. To put it shortly, don't be a Nazi!

#51 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-05-21 09:05 PM

"This is not tyrannical. She is not entitled to assault ICE officers.

"Nobody is above the law."

#15 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER "

What a joke you are. Did that mean old Congress lady hurt that big fat cop in his kevlar lard boy outfit? WAAAAAAAAAAAA!
I guess your buddies on Jan 6th rioting at the nation's Capitol were "not" assaulting officers?
You cannot have it both ways; be a fascist and then piss and moan about someone else behaving violent, although, a congresswoman demanding to enter into a building which the feds have set up to store 'their' citizens in her district with the mayor of that city is not exactly like trying to stop an election from being ratified in congress now is it?

#52 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-05-21 09:19 PM

" Either be specific or STFU."

Scroll the eff up. Are you blind or stupid?

#53 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 10:12 PM

" I guess your buddies on Jan 6th rioting at the nation's Capitol were "not" assaulting officers?"

Some of them did. I applauded their prosecution for it and applauded prison time for those who assaulted capitol police.

I am not the one applying a double standard here.

#54 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 10:14 PM

Some of them did. I applauded their prosecution for it and applauded prison time for those who assaulted capitol police.
I am not the one applying a double standard here.

Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 10:14 PM | Reply
ROFLMMFAO HEHEHEHEHE THAT'S HILARIOUS Jeff. You have yet to condemn Jan the 6th. I give up on you.

#55 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-21 10:17 PM

"applauded prison time for those who assaulted capitol police."

Hahaha.

You're saying Rep. LaMonica McIver assaulted police to the same degree as people who got prison time for assaulting police on Jan 6.

And you know you are lying when you say that.

#56 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-21 10:19 PM

Show us the mens rea that led to Rep. LaMonica McIver's alleged assault. Please.

#57 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-21 10:20 PM

" It's amazing to watch you act like you don't gargle Trump's balls.

#49 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-05-21 08:03 PM | FLAG: "

You really should try spending less time at the Flying J----------.

#58 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 10:25 PM

It's amazing to watch you act like you don't gargle Trump's balls.

#49 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-05-21 08:03 PM | FLAG:

Shut up raetard, you sucked a dick at a frat party and woke up with a salty dog. Moron. No one here worth their salt listens to your dumbass anymore.

#59 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-05-21 10:29 PM

aNd the rOlLInG sToNe !!! he's gOiNg to jAIl!!!!!

#60 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-05-21 10:30 PM

Some of them did. I applauded their prosecution for it and applauded prison time for those who assaulted capitol police.

I am not the one applying a double standard here.

#54 | Posted by BellRinger

You applaud the guy who pardoned them all and called them heroes.

Just like he pardoned the Silk Road drug dealer who caused more fentalyn deaths than anyone in history.

Trump will pardon you if your crimes were committed for his benefit, or if you just pay him a bribe.

And you're here every day attacking the other party.

#61 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-05-22 12:19 PM

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