Representative LaMonica McIver Overcomes G.O.P. Effort to Censure Her

Ms. McIver, a New Jersey Democrat, has been charged with assaulting immigration agents outside a detention center. A push to censure her and eject her from a House committee failed.

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Rep. LaMonica McIver Pleads Not Guilty to Assault at Migrant Detention Center

Representative LaMonica McIver was caught up in an onrush outside a troubled Newark immigration facility where, weeks later, four detainees escaped.

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What’s Inside a 10th Floor ICE Office? New York Democrats Want to Know.

Seven members of Congress are accusing the federal authorities of blocking their right to examine conditions at what is supposed to be a temporary stop for detained immigrants.

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2 of 4 Men Who Escaped From Immigration Detention Center Are Caught

The men had been on the lam for three days after breaking out of the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark.

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What Led to 4 Detainees Escaping a Migrant Facility in Newark?

Conditions had been deteriorating at Delaney Hall in Newark for days. Detainees complained about erratic meals and crowded conditions. Then their frustrations boiled over.

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Law Enforcement Officers Respond to Reports of Unrest at Migrant Facility

Detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark had complained about meager amounts of food and water over the past day.

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Newark’s Mayor Sues a Top Trump Lawyer, Claiming Malicious Prosecution

The mayor, Ras Baraka, is suing Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, who dropped charges against him soon after his arrest near an immigration jail.

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Rep. McIver Charged With Assault Over Clash Outside Newark ICE Center

The Department of Justice also announced it was dropping a trespass charge against the city’s mayor stemming from the same episode.

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Ras Baraka, Newark Mayor Arrested at ICE Facility, Says He Was ‘Targeted’ by Trump

Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark and a candidate for New Jersey governor, appeared in federal court on Thursday, nearly a week after he was charged with trespassing.

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3 Lawmakers Involved in Newark ICE Protest Could Be Arrested, DHS Says

The legislators were with Mayor Ras Baraka when he was arrested Friday outside an immigration detention facility. A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman said they could face assault charges.

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