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DOJ says it has charged N.J. congresswoman with assaulting law enforcement at ICE facility (www.nbcnews.com)

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The Justice Department said it filed charges Monday against Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., alleging she assaulted law enforcement this month at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark.

The acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, made the announcement on X, where she accused McIver of “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement.”

McIver called the charges “purely political” in a statement and said she looks forward “to the truth being laid out clearly in court.”

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is one court case I'll definitely be watching.

With ICE operating as a literal bunch of unidentifiable, masked kidnappers, it only makes sense that people are intervening. I'm also curious to see when one of these self-styled freedom fighters will emerge to stop one of these ICE kidnappings, in fact.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’m also curious to see when one of these self-styled freedom fighters will emerge to stop one of these ICE kidnappings, in fact

The revolution will not be televised

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Not on corporate media or social media.

But, it could leak out to the web on the fediverse.