The Justice Department charged Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) over a scuffle with law enforcement outside an ICE facility in New Jersey last week.
Why it matters: McIver is the first federal officeholder targeted by the the Trump administration as they aggressively prosecute politicians who open themselves up to legal liability while opposing the president’s mass deportations.
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- The Department of Homeland Security has pointed to body camera footage of what they say is McIver elbowing an ICE agent during the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
What’s happening: Alina Habba, acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey announced on X charges against McIver of assaulting, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement, but dismissed a trespassing charge against Baraka.
Catch up quick: McIver, Baraka and Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) and Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) were at the Delany Hall detention center in Newark earlier this month to protest its use as a migrant holding facility.
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