New Jersey Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal assault charges

Congresswoman charged after clash at ICE facility

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A New Jersey grand jury on Tuesday indicted Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, charging her with assaulting a federal law enforcement officer during a clash last month between protesters and police outside of a Newark ICE detention center, interim New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced on X.

In May, Habba announced her office was charging McIver with two counts of “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement,” after a clash between law enforcement, lawmakers and protesters who claimed conditions at the Delaney Hall detention center were unsafe and illegal.

On May 9, McIver and two other members of Congress went to Delaney Hall and attempted to conduct federal oversight of the 10,000 bed detention center. During their visit, protesters — including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka — scuffled with law enforcement, resulting in Baraka’s arrest for charges of misdemeanor trespassing. Charges against him have since been dropped.

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Jacob Rosen

Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump’s 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” where he worked with Brennan for two years on the broadcast. Rosen has been a producer for several CBS News podcasts, including “The Takeout,” “The Debrief” and “Agent of Betrayal: The Double Life of Robert Hanssen.”