Rep. LaMonica McIver Faces 17 Years in Prison over ICE Jail Inspection
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Democracy Now! speaks with Congressmember LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, who is facing up to 17 years in prison stemming from an incident last May when she and two other Democratic congressmembers sought to inspect Delaney Hall, a private prison run by the GEO Group under contract with ICE. The federal government claims McIver assaulted an immigration officer. “I’m not going to let them bully me out of doing my job. I’m just not,” says McIver, who describes conditions at the prison as dismal. “There was an entire riot at the same detention center because detainees were not getting food.”

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Democracy Now! speaks with Congressmember LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, who is facing up to 17 years in prison stemming from an incident last May when she and two other Democratic congressmembers sought to inspect Delaney Hall, a private prison run by the GEO Group under contract with ICE. The federal government claims McIver assaulted an immigration officer. “I’m not going to let them bully me out of doing my job. I’m just not,” says McIver, who describes conditions at the prison as dismal. “There was an entire riot at the same detention center because detainees were not getting food.”

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  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
    59·
    19 hours ago

    Because this is the kind of thing you’re jailed for now. Not bribery. Not shooting people in the face. No, try to look after someone’s well being — straight to jail.

    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
      17·
      15 hours ago

      It’s literally part of her job. She is being targeted by MAGA for literally doing her job.

      And the case was brought by that hack Habba, who was such a good lawyer that her client was found guilty of 34 felonies. She’s already been kicked out of her job, because it was illegal for her to hold that position. She should be disbarred.