Rep. LaMonica McIver appeals ruling allowing immigration facility scuffle case to proceed

Published December 29, 2025 6:27pm ET



Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) announced Monday she would appeal a federal judge’s ruling denying her effort to toss charges for allegedly assaulting law enforcement outside a federal immigration facility earlier this year.

U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper denied McIver’s efforts to toss the case on claims of vindictive prosecution, while also denying her bid from November to dismiss two of the three charges on claims of immunity under the Speech or Debate Clause. McIver announced she would appeal the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, claiming in a statement that the Justice Department’s case against her is “baseless” and “dangerous.”

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