McIver denied the charges at her arraignment in Newark on Wednesday. McIver faces a three-count indictment for “assaulting, resisting, and impeding” Department of Homeland Security officials in the viral altercation outside the immigration facility last month.
The New Jersey Democrat is accused of slamming a federal agent with her forearm, forcibly grabbing him, and using her forearms to strike a second agent during the attempted arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was accused of trespassing before the criminal charge was dropped.
Baraka spoke out in support of McIver ahead of her court appearance on Wednesday, criticizing the charges against her.
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“Democracy is in danger as a whole,” Baraka told protesters, who rallied outside the courthouse. “This has nothing to do with the law, this
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