{"id":2650702,"date":"2026-08-27T17:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T21:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-shuts-down-democratic-reps-attempt-to-dodge-federal-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T17:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T21:49:54","slug":"appeals-court-shuts-down-democratic-reps-attempt-to-dodge-federal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-shuts-down-democratic-reps-attempt-to-dodge-federal-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals Court Shuts Down Democratic Rep&#8217;s Attempt to Dodge Federal Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fappeals-court-shuts-down-democratic-reps-attempt-to-dodge-federal-charges%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=2650702&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>A federal court has ruled that Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica mciver cannot invoke congressional immunity for acts related to her intervention during an attempt to arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at an ICE detention center. In May 2025, McIver visited the detention center and prevented ICE agents from arresting the mayor, leading to federal charges against her for assaulting officers. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-allow-national-guard-in-chicago\/\" title=\"Trump asks Supreme ... to allow National Guard in Chicago\">federal appeals court recently rejected<\/a> her immunity defense in a 2-1 decision, stating her actions were not connected to her legislative duties. The court found her conduct &#8211; pushing past agents and striking an officer &#8211; was non-legislative and outside the protections granted to lawmakers.McIver faces multiple charges, including assault, with potential prison time. She plans to appeal further, possibly to the Supreme Court. the case underscores limits on legislative immunity when actions are unrelated to official duties.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>A Democratic New Jersey congresswoman was told by a federal court that whacking away at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents is not protected by the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2025, Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey joined a group of Democrats that made a surprise visit to an ICE detention center. Although federal rules that allow members of Congress to make inspections gave McIver a certain level of protection, none was afforded to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.<\/p>\n<p>When ICE went to arrest Baraka, McIver plowed through agents to prevent the arrest, leading to charges against her.<\/p>\n<p>A Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/28581175\/mciver.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decision<\/a> from a federal appeals court said McIver cannot use the protection members of Congress are given to be free of prosecution for actions connected to its legislative role in order to avoid prosecution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: A federal appeals court has rejected Rep. LaMonica McIver\u2019s immunity defense in the Newark ICE case, 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>McIver faces three federal charges over the alleged assault of ICE agents and up to 17 years in prison. \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cDKD0kwhhZ\">pic.twitter.com\/cDKD0kwhhZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patriots For Trump (@PatriotsFob900) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PatriotsFob900\/status\/2092660336989974679?\">August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected McIver\u2019s claims on two counts against her, while sending the third charge back for review.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Cindy Chung, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden, and Judge Stephanos Bibas, appointed by President Donald Trump, formed the majority, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-scores-federal-court-win-against-house-progressive-accused-assaulting-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. Judge Thomas Ambro, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton, sided with McIver.<\/p>\n<p>One charge against McIver claimed she \u201cslammed her forearm\u201d into a federal officer.<\/p>\n<p>The appellate court agreed with the lower court ruling McIver was appealing, concluding that her \u201calleged intervention into the Mayor\u2019s questionable arrest had no cognizable connection to any legislative function\u201d that would be constitutionally protected.<\/p>\n<p>The second count claimed McIver used both forearms to strike an officer \u201cas she returned inside of the secured area of Delaney Hall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The two appellate judges concluded, \u201cLike the acts charged in Count One, the acts of pushing past and forcibly striking someone are unambiguously non-legislative: they are not integral to the legislative process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\">\u201cThe charged conduct\u2026 is unambiguously non-legislative,\u201d Chung wrote in the decision, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/26\/lamonica-mciver-indictment-appeals-court-ruling?utm_source=dlvr.it&#038;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The third charge, which was sent back to a lower court, accuses McIver of \u201cforcibly\u201d interfering with immigration officers but does not provide detail as to the exact location.<\/p>\n<p>McIver could take her appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, or demand to be heard by the full Third Circuit Appellate Court.<\/p>\n<p>McIver said the decision \u201cemboldens the Trump administration to continue persecuting our most vulnerable communities, those who try to defend them, and anyone who dares hold the president or his lackeys accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"plain-text-block\">She added, \u201cI will not fold to this administration. We are exploring every possible option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In rejecting McIver\u2019s initial request to be absolved of any consequences for her conduct, U.S. District Court Judge Jamel Semper, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, said the incident that led to the charges was not part of McIver\u2019s congressional duties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImpeding an arrest, whether lawful or unlawful, goes beyond any reasonable definition of oversight and, accordingly, exceeds the safe harbor of legislative immunity,\u201d Semper wrote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/rep-lamonica-mciver-face-federal-charges-incident-ice\/story?id=127491258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendant\u2019s active participation in the alleged conduct removes her acts from the safe harbor of mere oversight,\u201d he said. \u201cLawfully or unlawfully, Defendant actively engaged in conduct unrelated to her oversight responsibilities and congressional duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her actions were \u201cwholly disconnected from the oversight she and the Representatives later conducted when touring the facility, where they engaged in protected fact-finding related to federal immigration policy,\u201d the judge continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendant\u2019s presence at Delaney Hall does not grant constitutional protection for every act performed in connection to that visit.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/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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