Federal authorities are investigating a recent incident at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey, where multiple Democratic lawmakers were involved in a confrontation with federal officers.
The Department of Justice has confirmed an active investigation into the matter, and a resolution to censure the lawmakers involved is currently being considered by members of Congress.
The confrontation occurred last week when several Democratic officials, including Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Rep. Robert Menendez Jr. (D-NJ), and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, entered the detention center without following established protocols.
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The facility is currently housing individuals who are in the country illegally.
Video footage from the scene shows Rep. McIver yelling at and physically engaging with law enforcement officers, including pushing and using her body to strike agents multiple times.
BREAKING: Rep. LaMonica McIver (red jacket) attacks law enforcement after storming New Jersey’s ICE facility pic.twitter.com/cAx0fk5Rgb
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The altercation was captured on camera and circulated widely, prompting swift responses from lawmakers and law enforcement agencies.
🚨BREAKING: I have obtained exclusive ICE officer body cam footage clearly showing Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver verbally and physically assaulting federal agents in New Jersey after illegally entering an ICE detention facility.
In the video you can see indisputable evidence of… pic.twitter.com/msAQBz23oJ
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Despite the footage, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman denied that her colleague engaged in physical aggression, stating, “She didn’t touch them.”
She later amended her statement, adding, “She may have, like, pushed away to get them off of her, but she didn’t body slam anybody.”
Coleman dismissed the incident as exaggerated, saying, “It’s a bunch of crap that they would think that a member of Congress would do something like that.”
Rep. Coleman also claimed the group was denied lawful access to the facility, which she described as unacceptable.
When asked by reporters why the group forced its way inside and bypassed security protocols, she responded with a heated statement: “Bullsh*t!”
She continued, “Un-Americaning in an unamerican society with a unitarian government that abuses power on all levels and treats Congress members as if we are the enemy. You know who the enemy is? The enemy is the enemy of the people, and that’s the white supremacist that you’re talking about.”
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman’s response to criticism for storming an ICE facility:
WHITE SUPREMACY! pic.twitter.com/yBKhTKRU7y
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Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday in connection with the incident. Charges stemming from the event are expected to be reviewed as the DOJ inquiry progresses.
In addition to the confrontation in Newark, Rep. Watson Coleman made headlines during a House hearing on Wednesday.
While questioning Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, she used her allotted time to accuse the Trump administration of “racist attacks” and launched into a racially charged tirade.
Kennedy remained composed during the hearing and responded only after Coleman’s time had expired.
Before an appropriations committee hearing on Thursday morning, a reporter confronted Rep. Watson Coleman for comment on the events.
She declined to expand on her previous remarks but reaffirmed her belief that McIver acted in self-defense and that the actions of law enforcement were inappropriate.
No timeline has been released by the Department of Justice regarding the conclusion of its investigation.
Meanwhile, the House continues to weigh disciplinary measures, including possible censure, for lawmakers involved in the unauthorized entry and physical altercation at the federal facility.
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