The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday against DN.J. Rep. Lamonica McIver, accusing her of attacking law enforcement agencies in Newark this month, the Justice Department said.

Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba of New Jersey made the announcement on X, where she accused McIver of "attacking, hindering and interfering with law enforcement."

McIver called the allegations “pure politics” in a statement and said she was looking forward to “clear the truth that was realized in court.”

Earlier this month, I joined a colleague to check the treatment of ice detainees at Delaney Hall in my area. We are fulfilling our legal oversight responsibilities because members of Congress have done so many times before and our visits should have been peaceful and short-lived. Instead, Ice Aents created an unnecessary, unnecessary, idle person to arrest Baraka Baraka Baraka, she said.

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche supported Habba's statement and wrote on X: "Assault on federal law enforcement will not be tolerated".

In another statement Monday, Haba said her office had alleged trespassing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was arrested on May 9 with McIver and two other House Democrats at the facility.

"After extensive consideration, we agree to dismiss Mayor Baraka's misdemeanor charges against Progress," Habba said in a statement.

This month’s confrontation took place in a chaotic scene during a protest outside the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark. McIver is one of three Democratic members of the New Jersey congressional delegation, who repeatedly said they were there to inspect the facility because lawmakers carried out federal oversight.

In a press conference after Baraka's arrest, Rep. Rob Menendez accused ICE agents of putting "their hands" on McPherson and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.

"We were attacked by multiple ice sheet agents," McPherson told reporters at the time.

Trump administration officials accused lawmakers of “storming” into the facility.

"Members of Congress are not above the law and cannot illegally break into detention centers," Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin said on May 9.

McIver's attorney Paul Fishman called for a "very inappropriate" decision to accuse the female congresswoman of the "very inappropriate".

"She went to Delaney Hall to do the work. As a member of Congress, she has the right and responsibility to understand how the ice treats detainees. Rather than promoting inspections, she chooses to escalate what would have been peaceful to a mess. This lawsuit is to blame Congress for Commands Mcciver Mcciver,"

House Democratic leaders issued a joint statement denouncing the allegations, saying they were “morally bankrupt” and lacked “law or any basis in fact.”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Reps said: “By visiting the Detention Center in Newark, Rep. McVille and two other members of Congress are maintaining their oath.

“The so-called American lawyers in New Jersey initiated a process that was a blatant attempt by the Trump administration to intimidate Congress and interfere with our ability to inspect and balance in the out-of-control executive.