Democrat arrested over ICE clash rips Trump's lawless thugs
Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges alleging that she assaulted and obstructed immigration officers during a tense oversight visit to a detention center in her state last month.
“I just left out of court and pleaded not guilty—because I’m not guilty, and we will fight this. At the end of the day, this is all about political intimidation. The Trump administration and his colleagues or cronies or whatever you want to call them have weaponized the federal government. They’ve weaponized the Department of Justice,” she told reporters outside of a Newark courthouse.
McIver, who was elected to a full term in November 2024 after winning a special election two months earlier, said that she views the prosecution as political retribution aimed at silencing dissent against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
“They will not intimidate me. They will not stop me from doing my job,” she said.
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