Dem politicians accused of assault on ICE officers

 USA Today:

Members of Congress, by law, can visit immigrant detention facilities unannounced. Watson Coleman, McIver and Menendez were not arrested, said Ned Cooper, a spokesperson for Watson Coleman. The three members of Congress had visited the facility unannounced.

McLaughlin told CNN on Saturday that the department is “actively investigating” the lawmakers and that arrests are “definitely on the table.”

“We actually have body camera footage of these members of Congress assaulting these ICE enforcement officers, including body slamming a female ICE officer," she claimed.

But Watson Coleman said in a post on X that an ICE agent “physically shoved” her.

“We entered the facility, came BACK OUT to speak to the Mayor, and then ICE agents began shoving us,” she said.

Baraka told CNN he's charged with federal trespassing, a misdemeanor he called "humiliating." He said he had been inside the gates of the facility for over an hour, as members of Congress were inside the facility. Agents arrested him outside the gate, after he had left, he said.
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There appears to be a dispute about what actually happened inside the facility.  But clearly, body slamming a female officer would be an assault that could have triggered a reaction from other officers.

See also:

Bombshell Body Cam Footage Has House Democrats Facing Potential Arrest for Assault

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