Rep. Kelly: ‘I stand with Rep. McIver’

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement on the charges brought against U.S. Rep. LaMoncia McIver (NJ-10):

“The baseless charges brought against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver are politically motivated by the extreme Trump administration. Let’s set the facts straight: Rep. McIver was fulfilling her moral, legal, and Constitutional responsibility to visit the ICE detention center at Delaney Hall and find answers for her constituents. During what should have been a peaceful visit, ICE agents aggressively confronted and arrested Mayor Baraka. Congressmembers LaMonica McIver, Bonnie Watson Coleman and Rob Menendez were acting fully within their duties.

“I stand with Reps. McIver, Watson Coleman and Menendez. I will not let the President interfere with our Constitutional duty to serve as a check and balance, even as House Republicans cower and bend the knee to President Trump.”