The DOJ’s attorney in New Jersey says her office will act on the decision by a federal grand jury to pursue charges against New Jersey Congresswoman LaMonica McIver over her allegedly illegal actions during a legal protest in front of a detention center in Newark, New Jersey, on May 9.
U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba said in a statement posted on X on Tuesday, “Today’s decision by the grand jury is the next step in a process that my Office will pursue to a just end.”
The grand jury, which is composed of at least 16 citizens, heard evidence from Habba’s office outlining a case against U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) in which she is accused of assaulting two federal agents outside the privately-run Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center....
