BREAKING: DOJ says it has charged N.J. congresswoman with assaulting law enforcement at ICE facility

The interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey said Rep. LaMonica McIver is accused of “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement.”

Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., holds a press conference at Delancey Hall ICE detention prison, in Newark, N.J., on May 9.Angelina Katsanis / AP file

The Department of Justice also announced it was dropping a trespass charge against the city’s mayor stemming from the same episode.

The Department of Justice announced on Monday it had charged a New Jersey con…