NJ Congresswoman Asks Court to Toss Charges From Incident at ICE Detention Center

A New Jersey congresswoman asked a federal appeals court to throw out charges pending against her for allegedly assaulting federal agents outside an immigration detention facility. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was charged with assaulting, resisting, and impeding an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent and a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agent during a protest held May 9 outside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey. McIver previously asked a judge to dismiss the case, arguing that her unannounced visit to the facility was to provide congressional oversight and was protected under the U.S. Constitution’s speech or debate clause. The clause was enacted to prevent the executive branch from intimidating lawmakers....