Appeals court rejects Rep. LaMonica McIver’s bid to avoid trial on assault charges

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D) is accused of assaulting federal agents outside a Newark migrant jail last year. McIver argued she cannot be prosecuted.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 598

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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A federal appeals court Wednesday largely rejected Rep. LaMonica McIver’s bid to have criminal charges against her thrown out, ruling that two of the three counts she faces over a confrontation with federal agents outside a Newark immigration detention center are not shielded by congressional immunity.

In a 49-page filing, a divided three-judge U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals panel affirmed a lower court’s decision that allowed prosecutors to proceed on …

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