Rep. LaMonica McIver asks appeals court to dismiss federal assault charges

Rep. LaMonica McIver asks appeals court to dismiss federal assault charges

Rep. LaMonica McIver says an appeals court should dismiss federal assault charges she faces over a scuffle at a Newark migrant jail in 2025. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)Rep. LaMonica McIver has asked a trio of appeals court judges to dismiss the federal charges lodged against her following a scuffle at Newark migrant jail Delaney Hall last May, again arguing the prosecution was political and barred by legislative immunity. In …