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Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., refused to reply Fox News' questions implicit whether her motivations for storming a national migration detention halfway earlier this period was to summation her nationalist image, aft it was uncovered McIver had been fundraising disconnected the incidental that has led to national charges for the New Jersey Democrat.
The Department of Justice publically outlined national charges against McIver connected Tuesday, accusing her of allegedly "assaulting, impeding and interfering with instrumentality enforcement" earlier this period astatine a Newark-area migrant detention installation known arsenic Delaney Hall. McIver was determination with 2 different members of Congress to behaviour what they claimed were their congressionally mandated oversight duties, arsenic good arsenic the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Ras Baraka, who was subsequently arrested pursuing the incidental but aboriginal had his charges dropped.
"Congresswoman, would you beryllium capable to archer america what made you determine to fundraise disconnected the incident, the charges?" McIver was asked.
DEM LAWMAKER FUNDRAISES OFF FEDERAL ASSAULT CHARGES AFTER ICE FACILITY CONFRONTATION: 'DOING MY JOB'
"No comment," McIver said arsenic she laughed disconnected the newsman asking the question. "Have a fantastic day."
"How bash you respond to radical who mightiness deliberation that's wherefore you went to the ICE facility? That you wanted to fundraise disconnected of it?"
But the follow-up question went unanswered arsenic the congresswoman repeatedly ignored the reporter's questions and alternatively focused her attraction connected a treatment with her unit that were accompanying McIver astatine the time.
"Any comment, congresswoman, connected the fundraising? Anything you could person done antithetic to debar the charges?"
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New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver was charged connected Monday for allegedly assaulting instrumentality enforcement officers extracurricular of an ICE detention installation earlier this month. (Getty Images/Department of Homeland Security)
On Tuesday, Fox News Digital uncovered McIver was fundraising disconnected her charges soon aft they came down from the Justice Department. Investigators accused McIver of assaulting 2 national agents astatine Delaney Hall, according to the charging documents.
Law enforcement says McIver assaulted the agents erstwhile she "slammed her forearm into the assemblage of a uniformed" migration authoritative portion trying to "restrain the cause by forcibly grabbing him." McIver besides allegedly tried to artifact agents from arresting Baraka and, aft helium was enactment successful handcuffs, allegedly "pushed an ICE serviceman and utilized her forearms to forcibly onslaught the agent."
Security unit basal successful beforehand of Delaney Hall, a precocious re-opened migration detention center, successful Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
"As you know, Trump is utilizing his Department of Justice to people governmental opponents. Less than 2 weeks ago, I was doing my occupation and conducting oversight astatine an ICE installation successful my city," a fundraising substance obtained by Fox News Digital stated.
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"Now, the Trump admin has filed charges against me. This is simply a first-and it's a flashing reddish airy for our democracy," it continues. "I'm sounding the alarm and asking you to donate present truthful we tin combat these charges and support speaking information to power."
Fox News' Cameron Arcand and Alexis McAdams contributed to this report.
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