The Justice Department on Tuesday filed felony charges against New Jersey Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver for allegedly assaulting a federal law enforcement officer during a clash earlier this month between protesters and police outside of a Newark, New Jersey, ICE detention center, charging documents show.

Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba announced Monday that her office had charged McIver with "assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement" on May 9, when law enforcement clashed with elected representatives and protestors who claim the detention center is dangerous and illegal . Habba is a close Trump ally and served as his personal attorney in his New York criminal trial.

In the same announcement, Habba said her office was dropping trespassing charg

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