Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., told Newsmax on Wednesday that while Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., was in the right as a member of Congress to inspect a New Jersey immigrant detention center nearly two weeks ago, she cannot assault an officer of the law.
On May 9, McIver and two other New Jersey Democrats in Congress, along with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, protested outside the Delaney Hall Detention Center. It’s not clear how events unfolded, but an altercation broke out. Baraka was arrested and later released.
A week or so after the incident, the Department of Homeland Security released a snippet of footage showing McIver shoving an officer amid the chaos.
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