{"id":1541571,"date":"2025-06-13T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1541571"},"modified":"2025-06-13T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T19:00:00","slug":"nj-rep-lamonica-mciver-hit-with-federal-charges-over-clash-at-ice-detention-facility-faces-17-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/nj-rep-lamonica-mciver-hit-with-federal-charges-over-clash-at-ice-detention-facility-faces-17-years-in-prison\/1541571\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Rep. LaMonica McIver Hit With Federal Charges Over Clash At ICE Detention Facility, Faces 17 Years In Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

NJ Rep. LaMonica McIver Hit With Federal Charges Over Clash At ICE Detention Facility, Faces 17 Years In Prison<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was indicted on Tuesday for\u00a0allegedly<\/a>\u00a0interfering with federal officers during a scuffle outside an immigration detention facility in Newark, last month.<\/p>\n

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US Attorney Alina Habba announced on X that a Newark federal grand jury had returned a three-count indictment charging McIver with \u201cforcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The congresswoman faces up to 17 years in prison for her aggressive conduct.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis indictment has a maximum penalty of 8 years for Count One, an additional maximum penalty of 8 years for Count Two, and a maximum penalty of 1 year in prison for Count Three,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>Habba said.<\/p>\n

The incident happened during a protest on May 9 at the Delaney Hall detention center, a privately run facility under contract with ICE.\u00a0 Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) was arrested and charged with trespassing after entering the facility and refusing to leave.<\/p>\n

An ugly confrontation ensued as several Democrat lawmakers surrounded Baraka in an attempt to shield the mayor from the ICE agents making the arrest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An online video shows McIver,\u00a0 a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, screaming at law enforcement officers as they tried to break through their blockade,\u00a0 throwing punches and shoving the officers as they tried to regain control.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the Mayor was escorted outside the secured area, law enforcement officers made a second attempt to arrest him,\u201d the Justice Department\u00a0press release<\/a>\u00a0states.<\/p>\n

At this time, someone in the crowd yelled \u2018circle the mayor.\u2019 McIver then faced the Mayor and placed her arms around him in an effort to prevent HSI from completing the arrest. During her continued attempts to thwart the arrest, McIver slammed her forearm into the body of one law enforcement officer and also reached out and tried to restrain that officer by forcibly grabbing him. <\/strong>McIver also used each of her forearms to forcibly strike a second officer.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted on X, Habba said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile people are free to express their views for or against particular policies, they must not do so in a manner that endangers law enforcement and the communities those officers serve.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In response, McIver repeated her assertion that she was \u201csimply doing my job\u201d and that the facts of the case \u201cwill expose these proceedings for what they are: a brazen attempt at political intimidation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis indictment is no more justified than the original charges, and is an effort by Trump\u2019s administration to dodge accountability for the chaos ICE caused<\/strong> and scare me out of doing the work I was elected to do, McIver said in\u00a0a statement.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cBut it won\u2019t work\u2014I will not be intimidated. The facts are on our side, I will be entering a plea of not guilty, I\u2019m grateful for the support of my community, and I look forward to my day in court.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In a statement to Fox News, McIver\u2019s attorney, Paul Fishman, dismissed the case as \u201cpolitical retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis prosecution is political retaliation against a dedicated public servant\u2026 <\/strong>We fully expect the Congresswoman\u2019s exoneration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nFri, 06\/13\/2025 – 11:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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