Recently, New Jersey Reps. Robert Menendez, Jr. and LaMonica McIver, alongside other protesters, confronted ICE agents at a Newark immigration detention facility, demanding its closure. The incident escalated as McIver attempted to push past agents, leading to a tense standoff. Department of Homeland Security officials condemned the actions, emphasizing the risks involved and indicating potential legal repercussions. They highlighted security footage that captured alleged assaults on ICE officers during the confrontation, stressing that such behavior from Congress members undermines the law. Newark's mayor also faced arrest amid the protest.
Members of Congress storming into a detention facility goes beyond a bizarre political stunt and puts the safety of our law enforcement agents and detainees at risk.
We actually have body camera footage of some of these members of Congress assaulting our ICE enforcement officers, including body-slamming a female ICE officer.
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