Rep. McIver Indicted for Allegedly Impeding Law Enforcement at Newark Detention Center

 

The DOJ’s attorney in New Jersey says her office will act on the decision by a federal grand jury to pursue charges against New Jersey Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) over her allegedly illegal actions during a legal protest in front of a detention center in Newark, New Jersey, on May 9.

U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba said in a statement posted on X on Tuesday, “Today’s decision by the grand jury is the next step in a process that my Office will pursue to a just end.”

The grand jury, which is composed of at least 16 citizens, heard evidence from Habba’s office outlining a case against McIver in which she is accused of assaulting two federal agents outside the privately-run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center.

A majority of the jury agreed on probable cause to believe a crime was committed by the subject in the case.

The grand jury proceedings are secret, and the accused does not have the right to present a defense or attend the proceedings. It serves as an additional layer of protection against criminal charges being pursued against U.S. citizens without sufficient evidence.

According to the DOJ’s complaint, McIver is charged with two counts of assaulting, resisting, and impeding an ICE agent and a Homeland Security Investigations special agent during the scuffle outside the Delaney Hall detention center.