Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged with assault after a skirmish with federal officers outside an immigration detention center, said New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.

Acting U.S. attorney Alina Habba says she will charge Rep. LaMonica McIver with assault during clash at New Jersey ICE detention center.

Democrats see pending federal charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (R-N.J.) over a scuffle with immigration agents as a politically-motivated prosecution by the Trump administration designed to

The complaint was presented to a U.S. magistrate judge shortly before New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney, Alina Habba, announced the charge.

U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver was charged on Monday for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers outside of an ICE detention facility earlier this month.

Democrats have denounced the charges as politically motivated and an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate member of Congress and chill oversight.

The prosecution of McIver is a rare federal criminal case against a sitting member of Congress for allegations other than fraud or corruption.

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) came out swinging against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba. Habba unveiled a federal assault charge against U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) on Monday night, tied to a confrontation earlier this month at a Immigration, Customs and Enforcement detention facility in Newark.