🚨 BREAKING: Rep. LaMonica McIver was indicted by a federal grand jury on 3 counts for obstructing federal law enforcement at Newark, NJ, ICE facility. Faces up to 17 years in prison. – NBC News
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.
McIver called the legal proceedings against her “a brazen attempt at political intimidation,” and said she will be pleading not guilty.