Feds Charge New Jersey Democrat Over Clash With Agents At ICE Facility

On Monday, the Department of Justice announced that Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) has been charged in connection with a scuffle at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, earlier this month.

“Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement,” Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba said in a post on X.

McIver insists the case has been tainted by politics.

🚨 Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/TV00uwRtKq

— US Attorney Habba (@USAttyHabba) May 19, 2025

McIver joined other House Democrats from New Jersey, demanding they be allowed to conduct “oversight” of the ICE detention facility at Delaney Hall on May 9. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democrat running for New Jersey governor who claims the ICE site was opened improperly, was also present. At one point, there was a breach. ICE body-cam footage shows part of a confrontation between the New Jersey Democrats and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents.

NEW: DHS has provided @FoxNews ICE bodycam video from the altercation at the Delaney Hall detention facility yesterday. They say the video clearly shows @RepLaMonica (red clothing) shoving/elbowing her way past a DHS agent to get past the gate and into the property, followed… pic.twitter.com/GOAKm6U80W

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) May 10, 2025

Baraka was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor charge of trespass, but Habba said in a statement on Monday that her office agreed to dismiss it. She even offered to personally give him a tour of Delaney Hall in the “spirit of public interest.”

Yet the “dismissal against the mayor is not the end of this matter,” Habba said. “Congressional oversight is an important constitutional function and one that I fully support. However, that is not at issue in this case.”

Habba, who previously served as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and White House aide, said McIver had been charged because her alleged conduct “cannot be overlooked by the chief federal law enforcement official in the State of New Jersey, and it is my Constitutional obligation to ensure that our federal law enforcement is protected when executing their duties.”

The move is sure to escalate animosity between Democrats and the Trump administration in the already-tense debate on illegal immigration and deportations.

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who warned last week a “red line” would be crossed if his colleagues involved in the incident were to be arrested by federal authorities or get sanctioned, said in a statement with other House Democrat leaders that the decision to charge McIver was “extreme, morally bankrupt and lacks any basis in law or fact” and they vowed to “respond vigorously in the days to come at a time, place and manner of our choosing.”

McIver struck a defiant tone in response to being charged.

“Earlier this month, I joined my colleagues to inspect the treatment of ICE detainees at Delaney Hall in my district. We were fulfilling our lawful oversight responsibilities, as members of Congress have done many times before, and our visit should have been peaceful and short. Instead, ICE agents created an unnecessary and unsafe confrontation when they chose to arrest Mayor Baraka,” McIver said in a statement.

“The charges against me are purely political — they mischaracterize and distort my actions, and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight,” she added. “This administration will never stop me from working for the people in our district and standing up for what is right. I am thankful for the outpouring of support I have received and I look forward to the truth being laid out clearly in court.”

Habba said she “persistently made efforts to address these issues without bringing criminal charges and have given Representative McIver every opportunity to come to a resolution, but she has unfortunately declined.” She concluded: “No one is above the law — politicians or otherwise. It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are. Now we will let the justice system work.”

In a post on X, Fox News national correspondent Alexis McAdams reported that she was told McIver is facing several felony charges and faces possible time behind bars.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem also issued a post on X concerning the situation.

“After a thorough review of the video footage of Delaney Hall and a full investigation from HSI, the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey has made the determination to charge Congresswoman LaMonica McIver for assaulting, resisting, and impeding law enforcement officers,” Noem said.

“No one is above the law. If any person, regardless of political party, influence or status, assaults a law enforcement officer as we witnessed Congresswoman McIver do, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” she added. “We thank our brave ICE law enforcement officers for their service to this great nation.”

DHS previously said two other House Democrats — New Jersey Reps. Bonnie Watson-Coleman and Rob Menendez — “stormed the gate and broke into” the facility in Newark that day. Menendez questioned how it was acceptable for authorities to “put their hands” on his colleagues.

House Republicans have introduced measures to punish the Democrats involved in the altercation, including a censure resolution against McIver and a resolution to strip them of their committee assignments.

Fox News reporter Chad Pergram shared on X last week that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he believed there “needs to be an appropriate measure taken” as the “video doesn’t lie.” Johnson added, “I think it was wildly inappropriate for those members to do that and we’ll have to take appropriate action.”

On Monday, House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) said in a statement, “Like most Americans, I am so tired of seeing those on the Left constantly get away with their lawless, criminal behavior. I fully support the Trump administration’s decision to charge Mrs. McIver, who sits on the Homeland Security Committee, of all places, for her actions that are clearly documented on video.”

He added, “I will continue to work with House leadership to ensure we do our part to hold her accountable, as well. We need to send a clear message to would-be lawbreakers around this country — under this administration, no matter how privileged you are, you will be subject to the rule of law.”

‘Dilbert’ Creator Scott Adams Predicts He Only Has Months To Live After Cancer Diagnosis

Scott Adams, the creator of the “Dilbert” comic strip, predicted that he will die sometime this summer after revealing a diagnosis for prostate cancer on Monday.

Adams announced his cancer diagnosis on his “Coffee with Scott Adams” show on Rumble. Adams said that he, like former President Joe Biden, has prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone.

“I have the same cancer that Joe Biden has. I also have prostate cancer that has also spread to my bones,” said Adams. “My life expectancy is maybe this summer. I expect to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer.”

Scott Adams gives solid words of wisdom after revealing his cancer diagnosis.

"I realize that for some of you, this is hitting you hard because you're hearing it for the first time."

"I have to say that everybody has to die, as far as I know. And it's kind of civilized that you… pic.twitter.com/g5eRulqKH8

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 19, 2025

“Now, I realized that for some of you, this is hitting you kind of hard because you’re hearing it for the first time. Weirdly, since it’s old news to me, I’ve just sort of processed it, so it just sort of is what it is,” he added.

Adams did not spare his listeners of the effect that the cancer was having on him, describing it as “really painful – like really, really painful.” He also explained that he waited so long to inform the public of his diagnosis because “once you go public, you’re just the dying cancer guy, and I didn’t want you to have to think about it, and I didn’t want to have to think about it.”

“I am unusually mentally tough. So, while this could be much worse, you know, for some people, I suppose, I’m handling it quite well,” Adams continued. “The pain is tough – I mean really tough – but the mental part, you know, I got that under control. And I can see in the comments that some of you are having a tough time with it. But remember, nothing lasts forever. Nothing lasts forever.”

Scott Adams gives solid words of wisdom after revealing his cancer diagnosis.

"I realize that for some of you, this is hitting you hard because you're hearing it for the first time."

"I have to say that everybody has to die, as far as I know. And it's kind of civilized that you… pic.twitter.com/g5eRulqKH8

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 19, 2025

Biden’s office revealed on Sunday that he has stage four prostate cancer. The statement from his office said the cancer is an “aggressive form” that has spread to his bones. The statement said Biden received the diagnosis on Friday, sparking some skepticism among doctors who said that an advanced stage of cancer should have been caught in tests much sooner for someone who was President of the United States just several months ago.

President Donald Trump said he was “surprised” by the diagnosis on Monday afternoon.

“I think it’s very sad, actually. I’m surprised that the public wasn’t notified a long time ago because to get to stage 9, that’s a long time,” said Trump.

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