Rep. LaMonica McIver Indicted After Skirmish At ICE Detention Center | EUROtoday
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted Tuesday on federal costs alleging she impeded and interfered with immigration officers outdoors a New Jersey detention middle whereas Newark’s mayor was being arrested after he tried to affix a congressional oversight go to on the facility.
Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba introduced the grand jury indictment in a submit on X.
“While 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,” Habba stated.
McIver, a Democrat, had been charged in a criticism by Habba final month with two assault costs stemming from the May 9 go to to Newark’s Delaney Hall — a 1,000-bed, privately owned facility that Immigration and Customs Enforcement makes use of as a detention middle.
McIver disputed the allegations as baseless and defended her presence on the facility as a part of her approved function as a member of Congress.
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