“A brazen and unlawful abuse of power, and a direct attack on congressional oversight” WASHINGTON, DC — On Wednesday, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals threw out Congresswoman LaMonica McIver’s (NJ-10) motion to dismiss her case, U.S. v. McIver. Since the news broke, McIver has received a groundswell of support for the case which she said in a Wednesday statement is “not over.” One thing is clear: The case against McIver is not only baseless, but it poses a threat to democracy. The people a… Continue Reading
NEWARK, NJ - Today, on a briefing call, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) and her counsel, Paul Fishman, broke down Wednesday's Third Circuit decision to not dismiss U.S. v. McIver. The decision carries troubling legal and political implications that threaten separation of powers. McIver and Fishman discussed the complex ruling— the Court ruled to not dismiss the case on two counts and ruled to vacate and remand the third count— the next steps from the court and the legal team, and the broa… Continue Reading
NEWARK, NJ - Today, a divided panel of judges for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit largely sided with a New Jersey district court and refused to dismiss the Trump administration’s case against Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10). McIver and her counsel have argued that the Constitution prohibits her prosecution because she is immune for acts related to her duties as a member of Congress and because the Department of Justice’s decision to charge her was selective and vindictive.… 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
August 13, 2026