{"id":2466343,"date":"2025-07-24T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pathetic-dem-rep-charged-with-interfering-with-ice-resorts-to-predictably-using-race-card\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:41:51","slug":"pathetic-dem-rep-charged-with-interfering-with-ice-resorts-to-predictably-using-race-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pathetic-dem-rep-charged-with-interfering-with-ice-resorts-to-predictably-using-race-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathetic: Dem Rep Charged with Interfering with ICE Resorts to Predictably Using Race Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpathetic-dem-rep-charged-with-interfering-with-ice-resorts-to-predictably-using-race-card%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2466343&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Representative LaMonica McIver of New Jersey is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-house-speaker-pelosis-laptop-missing-w-va-delegate-charged-for-his-role-in-capitol-breach\/\" title=\"Reports: House Speaker Pelosi\u2019s laptop missing &amp; W. Va. delegate charged for his role in Capitol breach\">facing federal charges<\/a> for allegedly assaulting an ICE agent during a visit to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-of-the-year-rodney-robinson-posts-joke-calling-for-mitch-mcconnell-to-be-beaten-up-like-rand-paul\/\" title=\"Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson Posts \u2018Joke\u2019 Calling for Mitch McConnell to Be Beaten Up Like Rand Paul\">detention center<\/a> in May. In response, Republican Representative Clay Higgins introduced a resolution to censure McIver and remove her from the House Homeland Security Committee, which oversees the agency involved. Rather of taking responsibility, McIver accused Higgins of being a bigot and suggested the charges are racially motivated.Despite efforts by House Democrats to defend her as conducting oversight of poorly maintained facilities,McIver is the only one accused of physical assault. She pleaded not guilty and maintains she will continue her work undeterred. The House Republicans are moving forward with disciplinary actions ahead of her upcoming trial.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When all else fails, pull the race card.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mcivers-got-bigger-problems-criminals-charges-resolution-expulsion-house-just-hit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LaMonica McIver<\/a> of New Jersey is facing federal charges for allegedly elbowing and grabbing an ICE agent during a visit to a New Jersey detention center in May.<\/p>\n<p>She decided on Thursday that the best public defense is a tried and true one &mdash; to imply that consequences are racist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/07\/23\/lamonica-mciver-committee-censure-ice-higgins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> reported, the House is expected to vote on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-legislature-introduces-first-in-nation-resolution-to-protect-against-democrat-court-packing\/\" title=\"Arizona Legislature Introduces First-In-Nation ... To Protect Against Democrat &#039;Court Packing&#039;\">resolution introduced<\/a> by Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-rep-clay-higgins-pulls-phone-hearing-illustrate-big-problem-social-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clay Higgins<\/a> of Louisiana to censure McIver and remove her from the House Homeland Security Committee.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepClayHiggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepClayHiggins<\/a> (R-LA) reads resolution to censure <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLaMonica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepLaMonica<\/a> McIver (D-NJ) and remove her from Homeland Security Committee: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mZDoDU4gNH\">pic.twitter.com\/mZDoDU4gNH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1948125163603570848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>That would be the same committee that oversees the very agency she is accused of assaulting.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of showing a shred of accountability, McIver played the victim.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clay Higgins is a bigot who wants to be back in the news,&rdquo; she told Axios in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>A bold strategy, considering Higgins waited until the final day of the House session before the August recess to see if Democrats would hold one of their own accountable.<\/p>\n<p>They didn&rsquo;t, so now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-republicans-move-deal-crushing-blow-nations-largest-teachers-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Republicans<\/a> are prepared to act.<\/p>\n<p>The three-page resolution said that McIver&rsquo;s actions &ldquo;do not reflect creditably on the House&rdquo; and that her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >committee assignment presents<\/a> a &ldquo;significant conflict of interest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hard to argue with that.<\/p>\n<p>McIver&rsquo;s defenders claim she&rsquo;s being singled out.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey claimed the resolution to censure targets McIver for performing oversight at a facility &ldquo;so poorly maintained that an external wall collapsed and four detainees escaped.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Even if true, that doesn&rsquo;t justify <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doj-finally-gets-gear-charges-rep-mciver-assault-dem-attacked-ice-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laying hands on<\/a> a federal officer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REMEMBER THIS?! Update: House Republicans are moving to formally punish Dem @. LaMonica McIver after attacking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ICEgov<\/a> agents while trying to break into a detention facility &mdash; and they want her booted from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DHSgov<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JtOthoUqfD\">pic.twitter.com\/JtOthoUqfD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1948387105920393586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/25\/politics\/lamonica-mciver-plea-assault-charge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> noted, McIver pleaded not guilty in June, telling reporters, &ldquo;They will not intimidate me. They will not stop me from doing my job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The indictment was filed by interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, appointed by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>McIver was joined during the May incident by New Jersey Democratic Reps. Coleman and Rob Menendez Jr., as well as Newark Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-promise-kept-trump-dhs-arrests-dem-mayor-ice-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ras Baraka<\/a>, who was arrested during the scuffle.<\/p>\n<p>But only McIver allegedly assaulted an ICE agent.<\/p>\n<p>Now that she&rsquo;s under fire, the best McIver can offer is a deflection and to lean on identity politics.<\/p>\n<p>McIver had better come up with a better excuse for her alleged actions than the color of her skin before November, when her assault case goes to trial.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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