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Judge to Rule on NJ Congresswoman’s ICE Assault Charges

Congresswoman LaMonica McIver was accused of assaulting an immigration officer outside a New Jersey Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center.
Judge to Rule on NJ Congresswoman’s ICE Assault Charges
Congresswoman LaMonica McIver in Newark on Oct. 21, 2025. Courtesy of Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
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District Judge Jamel Semper of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey heard oral arguments on Oct. 21 involving Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), who is accused of assaulting an immigration officer outside a New Jersey Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center earlier this year.

In addition to being a member of Congress and a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, McIver sits on the House Committee on Small Business.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]