DOJ criminally charged Rep. LaMonica McIver over her congressional oversight visit to an ICE detention facility
On June 10, 2025, then-interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba announced a three-count federal criminal complaint charging U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) with forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers during a May 9, 2025 congressional oversight visit to the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. A federal grand jury indicted McIver the next day; prosecutors allege she struck and grabbed a Homeland Security Investigations agent and pushed past an ICE deportation officer while lawmakers moved to prevent Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's arrest inside the facility. McIver has pleaded not guilty and calls the prosecution political retaliation for her legislative oversight role.