NEWARK - U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver is requesting the dismissal of federal assault charges against her, claiming immunity from prosecution as a member of Congress and that she is the target of “selective and vindictive” prosecution by the government.

Paul Fishman, a former U.S. Attorney who is representing McIver in the case, on Friday evening filed four motions in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey regarding the three-count indictment against McIver. The indictment followed her clash with federal officers during what she called a congressional oversight visit to Delaney Hall, the Newark immigration detention facility.

McIver pleaded not guilty on June 25 to federal charges of “assaulting, impeding and interfering” with Homeland Security Investigations agents during t

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