"Democrats have accused the Justice Department of charging McIver for political reasons after she and two colleagues scuffled with officers outside the Delany Hall detention facility in Newark. McIver has said she was the one who was assaulted by law enforcement as they moved to arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for trespassing. Driving the news: Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) on Tuesday formally introduced a privileged resolution to censuring McIver, which forces a House vote within two days."
"The resolution would also remove McIver from the Homeland Security Committee, which oversees ICE. "McIver's continued service on the Committee on Homeland Security, which is charged with oversight of Federal immigration enforcement and other national security matters, would represent a significant conflict of interest," the resolution says. The other side: McIver said in a statement in July, when Higgins initially announced his plans to force the vote, that the Louisiana Republican is "a bigot who wants to be back in the news.""
Democrats accused the Justice Department of politically charging McIver after she and two colleagues scuffled with officers outside the Delany Hall detention facility in Newark. McIver says she was assaulted by law enforcement as they moved to arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka for trespassing. Rep. Clay Higgins formally introduced a privileged resolution to censure McIver, forcing a House vote within two days. The resolution seeks McIver's removal from the Homeland Security Committee, citing a significant conflict of interest because the committee oversees federal immigration enforcement and national security matters. McIver called Higgins a bigot and said the effort punishes her oversight work.
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