N.J., appeared in court Wednesday after she was charged with assaulting two federal agents at an immigrant detention facility.

Federal prosecutors allege Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver pushed and grabbed officers while attempting to block the arrest of the Newark mayor.

Senators Cory Booker, Raphael Warnock, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Angela Alsobrooks called out the Justice Department for trying to “intimidate” and “silence” the New Jersey congresswoman.

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

The Trump administration is investigating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and pressing charges against a New Jersey congresswoman, leveraging its control over the criminal justice system to pursue Democratic rivals.

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said that the federal charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) are meant to be a distraction, arguing the Trump administration is attempting to

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.