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 ...

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.

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver charged with assaulting law enforcement at an ICE facility, amid controversy over her fundraising linked to the incident.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — It was a chaotic scene outside the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey, on May 9. Several people came on an oversight mission, including Newark's mayor and three ...

The Justice Department charged the congresswoman with assaulting law enforcement during a visit to an ICE detention facility earlier this month — but Democrats have derided the move as a political ...