DOJ Charges Congresswoman with Assault in Incident at ICE Facility

Monday, May 19, 2025

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 | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Ship her to El Salvador with her admirer Corkypoo.

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

No one is above the law except Trump.

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-05-20 06:05 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

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 | Reply

""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 | Reply

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 | Reply

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 | Reply