Judge refuses to toss assault count against NJ Democrat over legislative immunity

Judge rejects Rep. LaMonica McIver’s bid to dismiss assault charge

Rep. LaMonica McIver speaks outside of Delaney Hall after she, Rep. Rob Menendez, and New York Rep. Yvette Clarke visited the Newark migrant jail for an oversight visit on Dec. 23, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor) A federal judge on Monday declined to dismiss one of three criminal charges facing Rep. LaMonica McIver, a Democratic congresswoman who is accused of assaulting federal agents outside a Newark immigration detention…

Judge refuses to toss assault count against NJ Democrat over legislative immunity

A federal judge on Monday denied Rep. LaMonica McIver’s (D-N.J.) bid to dismiss a federal assault charge based on legislative immunity, rejecting for the third time the House member’s arguments that her alleged conduct was protected.   U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper’s ruling enables McIver’s prosecution to proceed closer to trial. She has pleaded not guilty to charges she assaulted and interfered with immigration officers…