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Rep. McIver Pleads Not Guilty to Charges From Newark ICE Facility Clash

Her trial date is set for November 10 as ethical complaints target the interim U.S. attorney’s conduct

FILE - Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., exits the grounds at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
Democratic U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) speaks outside United States Court, after pleading not guilty on three counts of "forcibly impeding and interfering" with federal law enforcement after a scuffle at the gate of a privately run immigration detention center on May 9, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Democratic U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) speaks outside United States Court, after pleading not guilty on three counts of "forcibly impeding and interfering" with federal law enforcement after a scuffle at the gate of a privately run immigration detention center on May 9, in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Overview

  • Rep. LaMonica McIver entered a not guilty plea on June 25 to three federal counts of assaulting, resisting, impeding and interfering with ICE officers during a May 9 oversight visit to Delaney Hall in Newark.
  • The indictment includes two felony counts carrying up to eight years each and a misdemeanor count with a one-year maximum, exposing her to as many as 17 years in prison if convicted.
  • U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper scheduled McIver’s trial to begin on November 10 in Newark federal court.
  • Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, who brought the charges, faces a formal ethics complaint accusing her of politically motivated prosecutions of both McIver and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
  • The dispute has deepened partisan tensions over congressional oversight authority at immigration detention centers and the Trump administration’s enforcement policies.