Several posts on X made by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that referenced an incident at the New Jersey Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in May, in which U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver was charged with assaulting federal immigration officers, have been removed at Judge Jamel Semper's direction.

Newsweek reached out to McIver's attorneys and Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys via email for comment.

Why It Matters

McIver, a Democrat, was charged in May with assaulting federal immigration officers during a congressional visit to the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in Newark. She has pleaded not guilty and argued the charges infringe on the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause and are politically motivated.

What To Know

Following the May inciden

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