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.
“Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement,” acting New Jersey US Attorney Alina Habba announced Monday.
McIver was among several Democratic lawmakers involved in a chaotic scene that unfolded outside the Delaney Hall Detention Center on May 9, which resulted in the arrest of Democratic Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for allegedly trespassing on the facility that contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Habba indicated that she gave McIver “every opportunity” to avoid being charged.
“I have persistently made efforts to address these issues without bringing criminal charges and have given Representative McIver every opportunity to come to a resolution, but she unfortunately declined,” Habba said.
“No one is above the law – politicians or otherwise,” the US attorney continued. “It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are.”
“Now we will let the justice system work.”
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