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DHS Investigating Lawmakers After ICE Facility Clash and Newark Mayor's Arrest

Democratic lawmakers deny assault allegations and accuse the Trump administration of intimidation as DHS considers further arrests.

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., speaks with an officer demanding she be let into the ICE Detention office after the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J.
Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., speaks to the press after Newark mayor Ras Baraka was arrested while protesting at Delancey Hall ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J.

Overview

  • Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for trespassing during a congressional oversight visit to the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in New Jersey on May 9, 2025.
  • The Department of Homeland Security claims body camera footage shows Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. LaMonica McIver, assaulting ICE officers, allegations McIver denies.
  • Under federal law, members of Congress are permitted to conduct unannounced oversight visits to DHS facilities, a right lawmakers argue was obstructed during the visit.
  • DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin stated that further arrests of the lawmakers are being considered, escalating tensions between Congress and the administration.
  • Democratic lawmakers have accused the Trump administration of using law enforcement as a tool of political intimidation and have called for the full release of body camera footage.