New Jersey Democratic congresswoman charged with assaulting law enforcement at ICE facility

Rep. LaMonica McIver, New Jersey Democrat, is facing federal criminal charges for getting physical with ICE agents who tried to block her from entering a detention facility in Newark earlier this month.

Alina Habba, the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, announced Monday that she was charging Ms. McIver with assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement.

Ms. McIver dismissed the charges as “purely political” and said she looks forward to the truth being laid out in court.

President Trump appointed Ms. Habba, who served as one of his personal attorneys since 2021, to fill the role of U.S. attorney for New Jersey on an interim basis. He has not yet nominated someone permanently to the role, which requires Senate confirmation.