DHS Says Arrests ‘On the Table’ for Lawmakers After ICE Detention Center Incident

The lawmakers deny wrongdoing after Homeland Security accused them of forcing their way past an ICE facility gate and ‘body slamming a female ICE officer.’

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) (C) demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, in Newark, N.J., on May 9, 2025. Angelina Katsanis/AP Photo

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on May 10 that Democratic lawmakers involved in a confrontation at a federal immigration facility in New Jersey could face arrest, citing body camera footage that allegedly shows them physically assaulting federal agents.

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told CNN in a May 10 interview that the department was reviewing evidence that included video of elected officials attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers during the May 9 incident outside Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark—raising the prospect of federal charges against the lawmakers.