It took a weekend, but the shoe finally dropped on LaMonica McIver … even if it got picked up for Ras Baraka. After nearly inciting a riot in front of an ICE facility in Newark, Rep. McIver will now face felony charges after reportedly refusing a deal with US Attorney Alina Habba:
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) will face criminal charges for her alleged actions during a confrontation with law enforcement outside a Newark immigration detention center earlier this month.
“Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement,” acting New Jersey US Attorney Alina Habba announced Monday.
McIver was among several Democratic lawmakers involved in a chaotic scene that unfolded outside the Delaney Hall Detention Center on May 9, which resulted…
