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DOJ Charges McIver Over Run-In with ICE Agents at Detention Center

Published MAY 20 2025

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Above: U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), left, on Capitol Hill on May 8, 2025. Image credit: Brian Stukes/Stringer/Getty Images for MomsRising.org

The Spin

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MS Now Guardian

Law enforcement officers were simply doing their jobs when they encountered aggressive interference from elected officials who tried to storm a secure facility. No one, regardless of their position or status, has the right to assault federal agents or impede law enforcement operations. TheDemocrats chargeswere demonstratewarned thatnot evento memberscross ofthe Congressline between protesting and impeding law enforcement from doing its job. Now McIver must respectface the ruleconsequences of lawher actions, especially since she declined Habba's offers to settle the matter without pursuing a criminal case.