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New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charges

The congresswoman was arraigned on June 25 in federal court in Newark, New Jersey.
New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charges
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) speaks to a crowd after her arraignment, outside the New Jersey federal courthouse in Newark on June 25, 2025. Juliette Fairley/The Epoch Times
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
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Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) pleaded not guilty on June 25 to charges that she assaulted and interfered with immigration officers outside a New Jersey Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in May.

McIver and her attorney, Paul Fishman, arrived at the federal court in Newark, New Jersey, at 11 a.m. local time. Wearing a powder-blue suit, she was greeted by cheering supporters who had camped in front of the New Jersey courthouse on Walnut Street. Fishman is a former U.S. attorney for New Jersey.

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]