House Democrat Charged with Striking ICE Officer in New Jersey Learns Fate - Judge Hands Down Blockbuster Ruling
NEWARK, NJ — The internet is buzzing with rumors that Representative LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) has been handed a massive prison sentence for allegedly striking a federal ICE agent. Those rumors are completely false. McIver has not been convicted or sentenced. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and her case is still actively moving through the courts.
However, there was a blockbuster development in the courtroom this week—and it was the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finding themselves in the crosshairs of a very angry federal judge.
THE SOCIAL MEDIA CRACKDOWN
Following a chaotic incident at the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in May, the DHS took to X (formerly Twitter) to blast McIver and other Democratic lawmakers.
McIver’s legal team immediately filed a motion demanding the government stop making "extrajudicial statements" that could prejudice a future jury against her. During a heated October 21 hearing, Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Jamel Semper agreed, warning that it was highly prejudicial for "fact-free" social media posts from government officials to remain public while a criminal case is pending.
The judge ordered the DHS to take the posts down. But according to McIver's legal team, the government dragged its feet.
"DHS has slow-walked the removal of clearly prejudicial statements, issued new ones, and continued to maintain others on its website," wrote McIver's attorney, Lee Cortes, in a November 6 letter demanding court sanctions. "Without a further order from the Court, Congresswoman McIver will be forced to continue ‘play[ing] Whac-A-Mole’ with ‘government officials’... saying things that have absolutely no connection to the indictment."
On October 30, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a legal update confirming that multiple posts had finally been removed, though he noted the government lacked the authority to delete one specific post controlled by a private journalist.
"THE WORST OF THE WORST"
What exactly did the DHS say that got the judge so fired up? The deleted posts were highly aggressive, framing the lawmakers' oversight visit as a dangerous and illegal stunt.
Deleted Post 1: “Delaney Hall Detention Center houses the WORST OF THE WORST! This stunt by sanctuary lawmakers puts the safety of our law enforcement agents and detainees at risk.”
Deleted Post 2: “What happened on May 9 at Delaney Hall was not oversight. It was a political stunt... This behavior was lawless, and it was beneath this body. Members of Congress are not above the law.”
THE DELANEY HALL BACKSTORY
The entire legal saga stems from a May oversight visit to the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. During the visit, a physical scuffle broke out between protesters, lawmakers, and federal immigration officers.
McIver was subsequently hit with a three-count federal indictment accusing her of physically pushing, striking, and interfering with a federal ICE agent. If convicted, she faces up to 17 years in prison.
McIver and her defense team are fiercely fighting the charges, arguing that they are politically motivated retaliation. They claim her actions are fully protected under the U.S. Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause, which shields members of Congress from certain legal actions while performing their legislative duties.
While Judge Semper has not yet ruled on McIver's motion to dismiss the charges entirely, he has made one thing crystal clear: the DHS will not be allowed to try this case on social media.
'Guilty Of Fraud' - Hammer Dropped On Former First Lady Jill Biden During Live Fox News Segment
McEnany Accuses Jill Biden Of Misleading Americans About Debate Performance
Posted July 15, 2026
Former White House press secretary and Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany accused former first lady Jill Biden of misleading the American public about President Joe Biden’s condition following his widely criticized debate performance during the 2024 campaign.
McEnany made the remarks Thursday during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” where she reacted to comments Jill Biden reportedly made in her upcoming book regarding the president’s performance during the debate that ultimately intensified questions about his age and fitness for office.
The discussion began when co-host Dana Perino referenced remarks Jill Biden made immediately following the debate.
At a campaign event after the debate, Jill Biden praised her husband’s performance.
“Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question,” she said at the time.
Perino contrasted those comments with more recent claims attributed to Jill Biden and raised questions about the apparent inconsistency.
“So now we know that this is what she’s saying in her book,” Perino said. “And the question I would love to ask her is where are you lying then or now?”
McEnany responded by arguing that Jill Biden’s reaction following the debate was inconsistent with her more recent descriptions of the event.
“It’s a great question,” McEnany said.
“That is not the reaction of someone who believes they just watched their husband have a stroke. It is an absolute lie.”
McEnany then accused the former first lady of concealing concerns about the president’s condition from voters.
“It was fraud,” she said.
“What she did fraud on the American public and she’s continuing it by saying she had never seen him like that before or after.”
The debate between Biden and President Donald Trump became a turning point in the 2024 election cycle, with many Democrats publicly expressing concern about Biden’s performance and his ability to continue his campaign.
Questions about Biden’s age and mental sharpness had circulated for years, but the debate intensified those concerns and fueled calls from some Democrats for him to step aside.
During the Fox News discussion, McEnany referenced comments previously made by veteran journalist Carl Bernstein regarding Biden’s condition behind the scenes.
“Dana, you all remember Carl Bernstein, who said he talked to people who knew Joe Biden, loved Joe Biden, supported Joe Biden, and they were adamant that what we saw was not a one-off,” McEnany said.
According to McEnany, Bernstein reported that individuals close to Biden had observed similar episodes before the debate.
“They said it had happened 15 or 20 times prior, him losing his train of thought,” she said.
McEnany also cited a fundraiser Bernstein reportedly described.
“He described a fundraiser where he froze up and seemed to have some type of rigor mortis,” she said.
“This is not something that was a one-off.”
McEnany argued that concerns about Biden’s condition were widely known among those close to him.
“This was well known,” she said.
She then questioned why Jill Biden continued publicly defending her husband following the debate.
“So why did she keep up with the fraud on the American people?” McEnany asked.
The former first lady has repeatedly defended her husband and rejected claims that she or members of his inner circle concealed concerns about his health, Breitbart News reported.
The debate over Biden’s condition became one of the defining political stories of the 2024 election cycle and continued after he ultimately left the race.
McEnany’s comments reflect ongoing scrutiny surrounding what Biden’s family, advisers and top Democratic officials knew about his condition and when they knew it.
Neither Jill Biden nor representatives for the former president immediately responded to McEnany’s latest remarks.
As new books and accounts from those involved continue to emerge, questions surrounding Biden’s final campaign and the decisions made by those closest to him remain a major topic of political debate.
