I showed up there to do my job and she wanted me to admit to doing things.” Rep. LaMonica McIver describes her communications with Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba following charges Habba’s department filled against her over a visit to an ICE detention facility earlier this month.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Democratic Women's Caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus and others spoke to reporters about the arrest of Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) on charges of allegedly assaulting a law enforcement officer.

The New Jersey representative was charged with "interfering with law enforcement" after a scuffle with ICE officials in Newark.

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) on Tuesday said she rebuffed efforts from the Trump administration to strike a plea deal ahead of pending assault charges stemming from her visit to an immigration