DOJ charges congresswoman with assault in incident at ICE facility, drops case against Newark mayor
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CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice charged Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver with assaulting federal law enforcement during a chaotic melee that erupted outside of an ICE detention facility in her home state of New Jersey, acting US Attorney Alina Habba …
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Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said she’s charging Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver with assault after a skirmish with federal officers who arrested the...
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice charged Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver with assaulting federal law enforcement during a chaotic melee that erupted outside of an ICE detention facility in her home state of New Jersey, acting US Attorney Alina Habba …
Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., denounced the federal charges against her as “purely political,” and said they are “meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged with assault after a skirmish with federal officers outside an immigration detention center, said New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor
At the same time, interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced that her office was dismissing a misdemeanor case brought against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver is facing federal assault charges after a clash with officers during the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside a detention center. Prosecutors dropped Baraka’s case but say McIver impeded law enforcement.
The U.S. Justice Department charged Rep. LaMonica McIver in connection with her alleged actions during an incident at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in her congressional district.
The DOJ charged Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) with assault over an ICE protest and dropped a trespassing charge against Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka.
The interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey said Rep. LaMonica McIver is accused of “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement.”
New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor also announced Monday that she was dropping a trespassing case against the Newark mayor, whose arrest led to the disturbance.
Federal prosecutors have charged Democratic New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver on Monday with assaulting law enforcement officers during a political stunt.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) will face criminal charges for her alleged actions during a confrontation with law enforcement outside a Newark immigration detention center earlier this month.
Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) said Tuesday on CNN's "News Central" that the assault, resisting, and impeding law enforcement officers charges against her for a confrontation captured on camera at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, NJ were "absurd." | Clips
House Democratic leadership sharply condemned the criminal charge announced Monday night against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), who is facing an assault charge stemming from a skirmish with law enforcement earlier this month at a U.S.
