NJ congresswoman faces court docket Tuesday over heated ICE facility conflict

A New Jersey Congresswoman who was concerned in a much-publicized altercation outdoors an immigration facility final month is predicted to seem in court docket later right this moment to face expenses for allegedly obstructing Homeland Safety brokers.

Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., is charged in a three-count indictment of forcibly impeding federal officers through the tried arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on the Delaney Corridor immigration facility on Might 9. She says she’s going to plead not responsible to the costs.

McIver and two different members of Congress mentioned they had been conducting a congressional oversight go to that coincided with an immigration protest, when a conflict ensued with federal brokers. 

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In keeping with a DOJ press launch, Baraka was allowed into the power’s secured space after which federal brokers warned him to depart however he refused to take action.

When officers tried to arrest Baraka, McIver allegedly blocked them, placing her arms across the mayor, and “slammed her forearm” into one officer whereas grabbing one other and utilizing each of her forearms to forcibly strike the second officer.

Every of the primary two counts carries a most eight-year jail sentence. The third carries as much as one 12 months.

The costs are being introduced be Appearing U.S. Legal professional for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba, who has represented President Donald Trump between his two presidencies. Habba beforehand mentioned that McIver “assaulted, impeded, and interfered with regulation enforcement.”

McIver denounced the costs earlier this month, likening them to earlier makes an attempt by the Trump administration to silence political opponents.

Appearing U.S. Legal professional for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba is submitting expenses towards Rep. LaMonica McIver over the Delaney Corridor incident earlier in Might. (Pool File through AP/Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Name, Inc through Getty Pictures)

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“The details of this case will show I used to be merely doing my job and can expose these proceedings for what they’re: a brazen try at political intimidation,” McIver mentioned in an announcement. 

“This indictment is not any extra justified than the unique cost and is an effort by Trump’s administration to dodge accountability for the chaos ICE prompted and scare me out of doing the work I used to be elected to do,” she continued. 

“However it gained’t work—I cannot be intimidated. The details are on our aspect, I will likely be coming into a plea of not responsible, I’m grateful for the help of my neighborhood, and I look ahead to my day in court docket.”

Newark Democratic Mayor Ras Baraka speaks outdoors Delaney Corridor ICE facility through the protest. Safety personnel stand in entrance of Delaney Corridor on Might 7, 2025.  (Getty Pictures and AP Picture/Seth Wenig)

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Baraka was arrested however had a trespassing cost towards him dismissed. 

In the meantime, the Marketing campaign for Accountability, a liberal watchdog group, filed an ethics criticism with the New Jersey Workplace of Legal professional Ethics on Tuesday, accusing Habba of significant moral misconduct associated to her prosecution of McIver and the arrest of Baraka.

The criticism alleges they had been politically focused in retaliation for collaborating within the protest and oversight go to as a result of their insurance policies battle with these of the Trump administration.

Fox Information’ Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.