One Congresswoman’s Scary Yearlong Fight for Justice After Standing Up to ICE
Rep. LaMonica McIver has been embroiled in a legal battle for over a year after a chaotic visit to an ICE detention facility. She faces federal charges for allegedly interfering with federal officers during her oversight visit. McIver argues that her case represents a larger issue regarding Congressional oversight in the current political climate.
- ▪Rep. LaMonica McIver visited an ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, where she faced chaotic circumstances.
- ▪She has been charged with two federal felonies and a misdemeanor for allegedly interfering with federal officers.
- ▪McIver is currently pregnant with her second child while fighting these legal challenges.
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freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "motherjones_right_rail_1", slotId: "ROS_ATF_300x600" }); Mother Jones illustration; Michael M. Santiago/Getty; AAndrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s been just over a year since Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), a sitting member of Congress, showed up to Delaney Hall, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, to do her job. Members of Congress have the statutory right to conduct unannounced oversight visits at ICE detention centers across the country, and McIver had done it before. But this time was different. Things turned chaotic. ICE flooded the facility with agents.
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