NEWS ALERT: Democrat Rep indicted, faces prison after allegedly attacking federal agents at anti-ICE protest

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Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ) was hit with an indictment by a federal grand jury Tuesday evening, for the assault of a federal law enforcement officer outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Newark, New Jersey, on May 9.

McIver had gone to the ICE detention center with two other congress members, Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ), saying they were conducting a congressional oversight visit of the facility.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was also there, and when officers tried to arrest him for refusing to leave, McIver physically tried to block the agents, which has landed her in hot water as well. She now faces up to 17 years in prison.

Below is a video of the wild melee, posted on X by Homeland Security.

U.S. Attorney Alina Habba made the following announcement on X Tuesday evening:

Today a federal grand jury seated in Newark, New Jersey returned a three-count indictment charging U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver with forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers. This indictment has a maximum penalty of 8 years for Count One, an additional maximum penalty of 8 years for Count Two, and a maximum penalty of 1 year in prison for Count Three.

As I have stated in the past, it is my Constitutional obligation as the Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer for New Jersey to ensure that our federal partners are protected when executing their duties. While people are free to express their views for or against particular policies, they must not do so in a manner that endangers law enforcement and the communities those officers serve.

Today’s decision by the grand jury is the next step in a process that my Office will pursue to a just end.

Below are excerpts from a press release by the Justice Department:

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver was charged in a three-count indictment today for forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.

According to the allegations in the indictment, McIver forcibly impeded and interfered with federal officers as they attempted to arrest an individual outside the Delaney Hall Federal Immigration Facility in Newark, New Jersey on May 9, 2025. McIver and two other members of Congress were present at the facility that day to conduct a congressional oversight inspection. The inspection coincided with an immigration protest rally. After the Congressional Delegation entered the secured area of the facility, the Mayor of Newark arrived and was given access to the secured area. A federal officer then informed the Mayor that he was not authorized to be in the facility’s secured area, and issued the Mayor multiple warnings that he would be arrested if he did not leave. McIver and other members of the Congressional Delegation overheard this conversation and challenged the officer, protesting the Mayor’s removal. When officers moved in to arrest the Mayor, McIver and others surrounded the Mayor and prevented the officers from handcuffing him.

After the Mayor was escorted outside the secured area, law enforcement officers made a second attempt to arrest him. At this time, someone in the crowd yelled “circle the mayor.” McIver then faced the Mayor and placed her arms around him in an effort to prevent HSI from completing the arrest. During her continued attempts to thwart the arrest, McIver slammed her forearm into the body of one law enforcement officer and also reached out and tried to restrain that officer by forcibly grabbing him. McIver also used each of her forearms to forcibly strike a second officer.

If convicted, McIver faces a maximum penalty of 8 years in prison on the forcible impeding and interfering charge set forth in Count One of the indictment. She faces a maximum penalty of 8 years in prison on the forcible impeding and interfering charge set forth in Count Two. She also faces a maximum penalty of 1 year in prison for Count Three.

Defiantly, McIver released a statement and declared, “This indictment is no more justified than the original charges. I will not be intimidated.”

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reacted to the indictment while speaking with Fox News host Laura Ingraham Tuesday night.

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