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

A federal magistrate judge lectured federal prosecutors for withdrawing a trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after he was arrested during a protest at an ICE facility earlier this month,

Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace said she is filing a resolution on Wednesday to expel Democratic New Jersey Rep.

Trump's Justice Department is charging Congresswoman LaMonica McIver of New Jersey with assaulting federal agents during a clash outside an ICE detention facility in Newark. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on what experts and elected officials call “very rare” and atypical charges.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) filed a resolution on Wednesday to expel Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) from the House of Representatives following the assault charge brought against her earlier this week in connection with her confrontation with law enforcement outside a Newark immigration detention center.