Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., was indicted Tuesday on federal charges stemming from a confrontation with law enforcement at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark last month.
Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba said in a post on X that a federal grand jury indicted McIver on three counts for “forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers.”
“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,” Habba wrote.
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McIver called the legal proceedings against her “a brazen attempt at political intimidation,” and said she will be pleading not guilty.
“The facts of this case will prove I was simply doing my job and will expose these proceedings for what they are: a brazen attempt at political intimidation,” she said in a statement.
“This indictment is no more justified than the original charges, and is an effort by Trump’s administration to dodge accountability for the chaos ICE caused and scare me out of doing the work I was elected to do.”
The indictment comes three weeks after the Justice Department filed charges against the Democratic lawmaker for allegedly assaulting law enforcement at an ICE facility in Newark.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Emma Caughlan contributed.
