Democratic New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver is to appear in federal court on Wednesday on charges regarding an incident at a Newark U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility last month.
McIver allegedly assaulted a law enforcement officer during a protest at an ICE facility in Newark by slamming him with her forearm, “forcibly” grabbing him, and using her forearms to strike another agent, Politico reported. Two other Democratic lawmakers were at the protest but were not charged.
The three federal charges brought by a federal grand jury this month also accuse the Democrat of forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers. The charges carry maximum sentences of eight years in prison for two of them and a maximum of one year in prison for the third.
McIver spokesperson Hanna Rumsey said that the congresswoman will plead not guilty.
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