Judge to Rule on NJ Congresswoman’s ICE Assault Charges

District Judge Jamel Semper of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey heard oral arguments on Oct. 21 involving Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), who is accused of assaulting an immigration officer outside a New Jersey Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center earlier this year. In addition to being a member of Congress and a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, McIver sits on the House Committee on Small Business. McIver’s trial is scheduled to begin on Nov. 10. “She is a member of Congress and the House Committee on Homeland Security,” Attorney Paul Fishman said in defense of McIver....