Democratic New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver, 40, posted about the birth of her second daughter on Thursday amid a court battle over an alleged assault of an ICE officer. Prosecutors claim McIver “slammed her forearm” into an immigration officer and used her forearms to “forcibly strike” another in order to block the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka in May 2025. McIver was charged in a federal indictment with three counts of assaulting, resisting, and forcibly impeding or interfering with federal law enforcement officers. She pled not guilty and tried to dismiss the indictment, saying she was conducting a congressional oversight visit with other officials at an immigration facility. Her legal team claimed her actions were protected under legislative immunity, but a federal appeals court rejected her bid to dismiss the case. She is now facing up to 17 years of potential prison time. McIver and her husband Khalif Thomas already have a 10-year-old daughter named Zaya. As she waits to be called back into court, she posted on X, “We just welcomed our beautiful baby girl, and words can’t describe how blessed my family feels. Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I’m beyond grateful… 💕💕.” Two days before, she also revealed on X that she wasn’t going to let the threat of prison derail how she wants to live her life.
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