AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Federal appeals court lets DOJ assault case against Rep. LaMonica McIver move forward
A federal appeals court refused to dismiss assault charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., ruling that physically striking ICE officers at a Newark detention facility has nothing to do with a congresswoman's legislative duties. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed down a 2-1 decision keeping alive two of three federal counts […] The post Federal appeals court lets DOJ assault case against Rep. LaMonica McIver move forward appeared first on American Almanac .
A federal appeals court refused to dismiss assault charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., ruling that physically striking ICE officers at a Newark detention facility has nothing to do with a congresswoman's legislative duties. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed down a 2-1 decision keeping alive two of three federal counts against McIver, who faces charges of assaulting and impeding federal immigration officers during a chaotic May 2025 confrontation at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey. A third count was sent back to the lower court for further review. McIver had argued she was shielded by legislative immunity, that her actions at the facility amounted to congressional oversight. Two of…Open