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Donald Trump’s Justice Department is sending a message.
The top prosecutor in New Jersey says her office has filed criminal charges against Democratic Representative LaMonica McIver ...
During a hearing in Newark yesterday over Ras Baraka’s dropped ICE facility trespassing charge, U.S. Magistrate Judge André M ...
Acting New Jersey US Attorney Alina Habba defended filing felony charges against New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver after a protest at an ICE detention center in Newark on May 9, 2025. AP 6 ...
Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba, Trump’s personal attorney, appeared on Fox News on May 9 shortly after federal agents arrested Baraka during a protest outside the facility ...
After the Trump administration charged a sitting judge and a sitting mayor in separate cases, a Democratic member of Congress ...
Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced Monday she is charging Rep. LaMonica McIver ...
Democrats have denounced the charges as politically motivated and an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate members of Congress and chill oversight.
Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver has denied any wrongdoing and accused federal agents of escalating the situation.
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka's trespassing charge at Delaney Hall is dismissed, but Rep. LaMonica McIver faces charges of stirring political tensions in Newark.