Federal prosecutors allege that on May 9, McIver, who represents New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, forcibly struck and obstructed two federal agents during a confrontation at Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center used by the Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver, a Democrat from Newark, denied wrongdoing and said she was the victim of a politically motivated prosecution.