Federal prosecutors allege that on May 9, McIver, who represents New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, forcibly struck and obstructed two federal agents during a confrontation at Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center used by the Department of Homeland Security.

At the same time, interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced that her office was dismissing a misdemeanor case brought against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.