— Today, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) attended a hearing held by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, titled "False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center." The hearing was chaired by Republican extremist Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02). Delaney Hall sits in the heart of McIver’s district and is the center of the federal case the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) is bringing against her for conducting legally authorized oversight. Claims from… Continue Reading
Today, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) introduced the Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2026. The bill will make sure entrepreneurs and small business owners have access to tools that make starting and strengthening their businesses possible. Specifically, the bill would reauthorize the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Program at up to $175 million annually through FY2029 while strengthening the program and expanding access to free business counseling and techni… Continue Reading
Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14, 2026 — Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12), Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), and Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-1), co-chairs of the Congressional Community Safety Caucus, announced that they led a public comment letter opposing a sweeping Trump administration proposal that would give political leadership greater power to withhold, suspend, alter, or terminate federal grants. In a public comment letter submitted to Office of Managemen… Continue Reading
In the year since the Justice Department charged her with assaulting immigration agents outside an ICE detention facility in Newark, Representative LaMonica McIver, Democrat of New Jersey, has tried to present an unflappable face. “This process has not stopped me from doing my job,” she told supporters outside a New Jersey courthouse in October. “It is not going to stop me from doing my job.” But the reality is that the case against her by the Trump administration — a test of executive power p… Continue Reading
President Donald Trump has a history of using the Justice Department to target his adversaries. Now, N.J. Rep. LaMonica McIver finds the stakes incredibly high as she and several other Black leaders in positions of power appear to be the targets of a political campaign meant to remove them permanently. Specifically, the first-term Democrat faces up to 17 years in prison if convicted on assault and interference charges. These charges stem from an incident in May 2025 during a visit to the Delane… Continue Reading
The Trump administration has made a habit of pressing criminal charges against Americans observing and protesting harsh immigration-enforcement tactics, using the power of the executive branch to intimidate and punish those who visibly dissent from the president’s political agenda. In many ways, the prosecution of LaMonica McIver is in line with this general approach. Last May, she was charged with “assaulting, resisting, or impeding” federal officials after ICE agents tangled with her outside a… Continue Reading
May 19, 2026