MATT BROWN and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The House has rejected a resolution to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-10th, and remove her from a committee as she faces federal charges stemming from a visit to an immigration detention facility.

The House voted 215-207 to table the measure, a sign that some were uncomfortable moving forward with censure while McIver’s case is still pending in the courts. A trial in her case has been scheduled for November.

Republicans sought to punish McIver for a confrontation with federal law enforcement during the congressional visit to a new immigration detention facility in Newark. McIver has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing her of assaulting and interfering with immigration officers outside the facility.

The censure r

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