Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., is now facing assault charges after a protest at a Newark, New Jersey, ICE facility.

McIver called the charges against her “purely political.” “They mischaracterize and distort my actions and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight,” she said in a statement.

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver faces federal charges for allegedly assaulting law enforcement at an ICE facility, claiming political motives and fundraising to fight back.

A federal grand jury has indicted Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., on three criminal counts, after the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey alleged that she broke the law when Congress members' visit ...

Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted for allegedly obstructing federal agents during a Newark ICE facility clash; her team calls it political retaliation.

McIver went to the Delaney Hall on May 9 along with fellow New Jersey Democratic Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Robert Menendez Jr. Oversight visits are allowed under federal law.

The New Jersey congresswoman claims the charges are "purely political." New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver was charged on Monday for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers outside of an ICE ...

McIver called the charges "a brazen attempt at political intimidation” while Trump once called 2017 Charlottesville loyalist "good people." ...

Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver said Tuesday that the federal assault charges filed against her a day earlier related to a chaotic melee outside an Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention ...

The U.S. Attorney for New Jersey announced charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver on May 19 for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement related to an altercation at a Newark ...

McIver accused ICE agents at the scene of creating an “unnecessary and unsafe confrontation”. She added that the charges against her “mischaracterise and distort my actions”.

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, a Democrat, was charged by interim U.S. Atty. Alina Habba, a Republican appointed by President Trump, following the May 9 visit to Newark’s Delaney Hall.