Overview

• U.S. Attorney Alina Habba is reportedly preparing to charge Rep. LaMonica McIver for allegedly shoving a DHS agent during a May 9 oversight visit to the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility.
• Body-cam footage reportedly shows McIver pushing past security agents at the facility, an act the Department of Justice has characterized as assault.
• Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who accompanied McIver and two other Democratic lawmakers, was arrested during the visit while the lawmakers were released.
• House Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated that disciplinary actions, including censure or stripping McIver of committee assignments, are under consideration.
• Democratic lawmakers involved deny any wrongdoing, asserting the footage shows ICE agents initiated physical contact, and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has defended their right to inspect the facility.