Rep. LaMonica McIver is expecting her second child while facing federal assault charges tied to a 2025 incident at an ICE detention facility. The opinion column also criticizes Congress’s lack of parental leave and the Trump administration’s prosecution of McIver.
President whose administration is pursuing charges against McIver and who publicly criticized her
ALSO MENTIONED Alina Habba, Former U.S. attorney in New Jersey who filed assault charges against McIver; Glynda C. Carr, Founder of Higher Heights for America PAC who commented on the case’s significance; Letitia James, New York attorney general cited as another high-profile Black elected official targeted by Trump; Lisa Cook, Federal Reserve governor cited as another high-profile Black female official targeted by Trump; Ras Baraka, Newark mayor whom McIver stood beside during the incident
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President whose administration is pursuing charges against McIver and who publicly criticized her
ALSO MENTIONED Alina Habba, Former U.S. attorney in New Jersey who filed assault charges against McIver; Glynda C. Carr, Founder of Higher Heights for America PAC who commented on the case’s significance; Letitia James, New York attorney general cited as another high-profile Black elected official targeted by Trump; Lisa Cook, Federal Reserve governor cited as another high-profile Black female official targeted by Trump; Ras Baraka, Newark mayor whom McIver stood beside during the incident
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