A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday released Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver on her own recognizance during the congresswoman's first court appearance on assault charges.

A federal judge on Wednesday chided the Department of Justice (DOJ) during a hearing where he agreed to dismiss a trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D), stemming from his visit to a U ...

Mayor Ras J. Baraka was arrested May 9 outside an immigrant detention center, though federal prosecutors later decided to ...

The prosecutor’s complaint says McIver attempted to stop the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and pushed into and grabbed ICE and Homeland Security Investigations agents.

Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver says assault charges filed against her after a skirmish with federal officers who arrested ...

President Donald Trump lashed out at U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) after officials brought a federal assault charge ...

Federal prosecutors allege Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver pushed and grabbed officers while attempting to block the arrest ...

Democrats rallied behind N.J. Rep. LaMonica McIver who the Justice Department said assaulted an official at an immigration center. She disputes that.