Rep LaMonica McIver indicted for 'forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers' at Newark's Delaney Hall

Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) has been indicted on federal charges of forcibly impeding and interfering with federal officers when she was outside the Delaney Hall Federal Immigration Facility in Newark, New Jersey on May 9.

According to a press release from the Department of Justice, "McIver forcibly impeded and interfered with federal officers as they attempted to arrest an individual outside the Delaney Hall Federal Immigration Facility in Newark, New Jersey on May 9, 2025."

The DOJ added that she as well as other Democrat representatives who said they were conducting "oversight" of the ICE facility. In addition to her as well as the other lawmakers, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka arrived on the property, and was given multiple warnings that he would be arrested if he did not leave.