Ten former Republican lawmakers called the charges against Representative LaMonica McIver "extreme" and "unwarranted."

The governor then stated that McIver had every right to be at Delaney Hall to inspect the facility where detained immigrants were being held. “I would argue, even though Mayor Baraka isn't a congressperson, he had every right to inspect that building and I hope this gets resolved sooner than later,” Murphy said.

Senators Cory Booker, Raphael Warnock, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Angela Alsobrooks condemned attempts to "intimidate" McIver.

The Trump administration is investigating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and pressing charges against a New Jersey congresswoman, leveraging its control over the criminal justice system to pursue Democratic rivals.

New Jersey Congresswoman LaMonica McIver is continuing to deny any wrongdoing outside a detention center in Newark on May 9. A federal complaint says Congresswoman McIver attempted to stop the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka and pushed into agents for Homeland Security.

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver will make her first court appearance Wednesday after being charged with assaulting two federal agents at an immigrant detention facility in Newark earlier this month. McIver was there with two other members of Congress on May 9 to conduct what they claimed were their congressionally-mandated oversight duties,