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New Jersey Democratic Rep. McIver released on recognizance on federal assault charges
Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey is set to have her first appearance in federal court on assault charges ...
Trespassing charges against Newark mayor Ras Baraka dropped following ICE visit
Congressional Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was also charged with assault Monday night following a visit to a newly opened ...
Who is Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and why was he arrested?
Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey was arrested and released on Friday after a scuffle at the gate of an ICE facility.
U.S. attorney drops case against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, charges Rep. LaMonica McIver for ICE protest
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's federal trespassing charge has been dismissed, but Rep. LaMonica McIver is now facing charges.
Mayor Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, arrested at immigration detention center he has been protesting
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a new federal immigration detention center he has been protesting against and ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka compared ICE to slave catchers weeks before arrest at detention facility
Slave owners would “have people chasing, catching you — it wasn’t called ICE then,” Baraka said during the April 13 gubernatorial campaign event in Willingboro.
New Jersey Democrat accused of assaulting officers dismisses 'absurd' charges
Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey faces federal charges for allegedly assaulting agents at an ICE facility, which she dismisses as political intimidation.