The Justice Department on Monday charged New Jersey Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver with assaulting and impeding law enforcement, for her actions during a protest outside a facility in Newark earlier this month.
New Jersey Democratic Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Rob Menendez also participated in the protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Newark, but have not been charged with a crime.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was also arrested over the protest and charged with trespassing, but U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba posted on X that her office has dropped the trespassing charge.