The Trump admin wanted a ‘deal’ on this….
BUT….
Seem to have locked themselves into hole…..
Charging memeberfs of Congress on being on Federal property probably won’t hold when the whole case is over……
The Fed’s where looking for ‘deal ‘ they could use as a victory probably….
Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is facing federal charges for allegedly assaulting federal law enforcement during a chaotic melee that erupted outside of an ICE detention facility in her home state of New Jersey, acting US Attorney Alina Habba said Monday.
Prosecutors will, however, drop the federal trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was arrested during the confrontation, Habba said in a news release.
The scuffle outside the detention facility as protesters, lawmakers and Homeland Security officers pushed against each other, thrust the political battle between the administration and Democratic lawmakers over President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy agenda into a new stage – charging a federal lawmaker with criminal wrongdoing.
“No one is above the law — politicians or otherwise,” Habba said. “It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are.”
McIver said in a statement that the charges against her “are purely political-they mischaracterize and distort my actions, and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight.”
The DOJ and McIver had attempted to negotiate a plea deal that would have averted charges, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Habba said in her statement Monday that McIver “declined” the department’s attempts to “come to a resolution.
”It is unclear whether the Justice Department will charge the two other members of Congress who were with McIver at the detention facility, Democratic Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Robert Menendez Jr.
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The incident, which took place on May 9, began as the three members of Congress, including McIver, visited the ICE detention facility in Newark, which they claimed was not up to date on necessary permits.
Once the visit at the facility concluded, Baraka tried to join lawmakers and went inside the gate to the facility. Baraka complied with federal agents who told him to leave but was arrested as soon as he left the facility’s fenced-in area.
McIver and other protesters surrounded Baraka as federal agents forced their way through the group to make the arrest. Habba said Monday that she is dropping the charge against Baraka “for the sake of moving forward” and said she invited the mayor to visit the detention center with her.
“I am glad that the U.S. Attorney has agreed that this case should be dismissed,” Baraka said in a statement Monday, saying he would look for areas of possible cooperation on issues with Habba.
However, he criticized the decision to charge McIver and vowed to continue to push the ICE facility to ensure compliance with city regulations….
Note…
Trump admin evolving policy of arresting Democratic Lawamkers and Judges are NOT gonna work in the long run….
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