Rep. LaMonica McIver charged by DOJ over incident with ICE agents

[ad_1] U.S. Consultant LaMonica McIver was charged on Monday for allegedly assaulting legislation enforcement officers outdoors of an ICE detention facility earlier this month.

Performing U.S. Lawyer Alina Habba introduced that she was charging the congresswoman with assaulting and impeding a legislation enforcement officer.

On Could 9, McIver, together with a couple of different members of Congress and Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, had been protesting outdoors of Delaney Corridor, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility.

Tensions on the protest escalated and pushing and shoving allegedly occurred, in response to the U.S. Lawyer.

"Consultant LaMonica McIver assaulted, impeded, and interfered with legislation enforcement in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Part 111(a)(1)," Habba mentioned in an announcement. "That conduct can't be neglected by the chief federal legislation enforcement official within the State of New Jersey, and it's my Constitutional obligation to make sure that our federal legislation enforcement is protected when executing their duties ave persistently made efforts to deal with these points with out bringing felony expenses and Consultant Melver each alternative to come back to a decision, however she has sadly declined."

"Nobody is above the legislation -- politicians or in any other case. It's the job of this workplace to uphold Justice, no matter who you might be. Now we'll let the justice system work," Habba added.

Division of Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem echoed Habba's determination in a publish on social media.

"If any individual, no matter political get together, affect or standing, assaults a legislation enforcement officer as we witnessed Congresswoman McIver do, you can be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the legislation," Noem wrote on X. "We thank our courageous ICE legislation enforcement officers for his or her service to this nice nation."

Following the fees, Rep. McIver alleged in an announcement that the choice was politically motivated.

"The fees towards me are purely political-they mischaracterize and warp my actions, and are supposed to criminalize and deter legislative oversight," McIver mentioned. "This administration won't ever cease me from working for the folks in our district and standing up for what is true. I'm grateful for the outpouring of assist I've acquired and I look ahead to the reality being laid out clearly in court docket," she added.