Rep. LaMonica McIver is facing federal charges after a scuffle at an immigrant detention center in New Jersey earlier this month, elevating tensions between President Donald Trump and House Democrats, who accuse him of using the legal system against political opponents.
Acting US Attorney Alina Habba on Monday announced her office was pursuing criminal charges because McIver (D-N.J.) “assaulted, impeded, and interfered with law enforcement” at the Delaney Hall Detention Center on May 9. McIver has maintained she was conducting congressional oversight alongside two other House Democrats when Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials initially refused to let them inspect the ...