Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, has announced that Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) will be charged with assaulting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicated that the congresswoman will be charged criminally.
McIver was allegedly caught on video assaulting an ICE officer at Delaney Hall, a New Jersey detention center.
Habba released a statement saying that charges against Democrat New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka would be dropped.
However, the statement confirmed that McIver would be charged.
In the statement, Habba wrote:
“After extensive consideration, we have agreed to dismiss Mayor Baraka’s misdemeanor charge of trespass for the sake of moving forward. In the spirit of public interest, I have invited the mayor to tour Delaney Hall.
“The government has nothing to hide at this facility, and I will personally accompany the mayor so he can see that firsthand.
“The citizens of New Jersey deserve unified leadership so we can get to work to keep our state safe.”
“The dismissal against the mayor is not the end of this matter,” she added.
“Representative LaMonica McIver assaulted, impeded, and interfered with law enforcement in violation of Title 18,