The Justice Department has accused Rep. Lamonica McIver, Democrat of New Jersey, of allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers outside the immigration detention last week.

The allegations were announced on social media by New Jersey interim prosecutor Alina Habba, who previously served as President Trump's personal attorney.

McVer faces two counts of assault, boycotting and obstructing immigration and customs law enforcement officers, and a homeland security investigation expert in a confrontation outside the Delaney Hall in Newark, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

Democrats denounced the allegations as politically motivated, while the Trump administration and the Justice Department worked to intimidate members of Congress and cold supervision.

Haba said she tried to resolve the matter with McIver and resolved the matter without allegations, but the MP refused.

“No one goes beyond the law – politicians or anyone else,” Haba said. “Whoever you are, this is the work of this office to justify justice. Now, we will make the justice system work.”

McVer condemned the allegations against her, saying the case was “purely political.”

"They misunderstood my actions and aim to criminalize and block legislative oversight," she said in a statement. "I expect the truth to be clearly in court."

Delaney Hall is the first new detention center to reopen in its second term after the 2017 closure as the Trump administration seeks more detention space for arrested immigrants. Several local officials protested earlier this month against their reopening.

McPver said she and her colleagues are legally supervising detainees there at the facility. The visit should have been brief and peaceful, she said, but when Ice Agents chose to arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, it turned into an unnecessary confrontation.

Baraka has been facing misdemeanor trespass charges, but Haba said in her statement that she had dropped the case against him.

The Justice Department's decision to file the allegations against McPherre was immediately pushed by Congressional Democrats and New Jersey officials.

Hakeem Jeffries and the top Democrats in his leadership team called the allegations “extreme” and “ethical bankruptcy” and said they lacked any legal or factual basis.

"We are legally allowed to appear in any unannounced federal agency for inspection on behalf of the American people," they said in a statement. "By visiting the Detention Center in Newark, Rep. McEver and two other members of Congress comply with their oath. They did not attack anyone, but themselves were actively abused by individuals who were illegally masked."