NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) -- Congresswoman LaMonica McIver exited a federal courtroom Tuesday to hundreds of supporters.

The Democrat representing New Jersey's 10th Congressional District is facing charges of assaulting an ICE officer earlier this year at a detention center.

On Tuesday, a judge heard oral arguments from her attorneys and prosecutors over whether her charges should be tossed.

"I'm super grateful for the judge," McIver said during a brief address to her supporters. "He listened a lot in this case; he had a lot of questions, so I'm grateful for his duty, but I want to be clear to everyone: this process has not stopped me from doing my job."

The charges stem from an incident at Delaney Hall on May 9th, during a scuffle with ICE agents.

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