An event at Princeton University on April 7 featuring the former Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett, was disrupted and later forced to end by anti-Israel student-activists, who, while masked, then targeted the attendees with antisemitic verbal attacks as they left the event. But Princeton has still not punished the student-activists.
“First came chants about ‘genocide,’” The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/princeton-naftali-bennett-protest-israel-hamas-christopher-eisgruber-1a8f203e?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAirg9z9ydWMIOEDmp4dTLRiKljtvi6ACet8f06hhiKLAQW6YzDarXYT3fXV0bE%3D&amp;gaa_ts=6837034c&amp;gaa_sig=lWHn6lI0Qgoi7Z6neLaf8m0i3ZbqF0FaEmSQCqINz3w4lpqJ8Hx76uykVzZQ5shmHbqtO_ZFexclffWQA25jkQ%3D%3D">reported</a>. “Then the hall’s fire alarm was triggered. ‘Outside the building, about 200 pro-Palestine protesters chanted, screamed and banged on drums,’ the Daily Princetonian said. Two students wrote&#8230;to President Christopher Eisgruber that people in the crowd yelled ‘go back to Europe,’ and that agitators aimed ‘triangle imagery at Jewish students, in reference to the Hamas symbol used to target Western enemies.’”
Christopher L. Eisgruber <a href="https://paw.princeton.edu/article/princeton-opens-investigation-after-protesters-disrupt-event-former-israeli-prime-minister">stated</a> that he was “appalled at reports of antisemitic language directed by demonstrators at members of our community after” the event, and added that &#8220;the University is investigating and will pursue disciplinary measures as appropriate, to the extent any members of the Princeton University community are implicated.”
Princeton wrote in a letter to Danielle Shapiro, a May graduate who serves on the board of Princetonians for Free Speech (PFS), that no students would be punished. Shapiro <a href="https://www.khq.com/princeton-fails-to-enforce-its-rules-on-free-speech-antisemitism/article_aced6d66-0e1a-5f7b-a522-feedb65c5e9c.html">noted</a>, “The university says it cannot punish people who were shouting antisemitic slurs because it cannot identify them since it was dark and they were wearing masks. Yet the university says nothing about implementing a policy banning masks in certain situations, even though I specifically requested it do so and even though many universities are doing so, including the entire University of California system.”
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“We searched carefully and could find no public announcement, no press release, nor anything on the University’s website about the investigation’s results,” Princetonians for Free Speech <a href="https://princetoniansforfreespeech.org/blogs/news/princeton-declines-to-punish-students-who-disrupted-event-and-shouted-antisemitic-slurs-in-violation-of-rules">stated</a>. “The only mention of it we can find anywhere is a short story in the Princeton Alumni Weekly on May 21. It appears that on that date, <a href="https://paw.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2025-05/Statement%20About%20Bennett%20Investigation%20May%2021.pdf">Princeton sent an email summary of the report to PAW</a>, and possibly to a few others. But this was, as Ms. Shapiro notes in her article, after she had indicated to Princeton officials that she might make the letter public. Is Princeton trying to hide this report and, with the end of the school year, duck the entire issue?”
“The May 21 statement underplays what happened, as is shown on videos,” PFS pointed out. “For example, the statement adds gratuitously: ‘Several witnesses expressed their view that the individuals who made the antisemitic remarks outside the venue were likely unaffiliated with the University.; Really? First, they were not ‘remarks;’ they were screaming insults of the vilest kind. Second, this is total speculation, not fact, and probably from people who had a self-interest in leaving that impression. We do not know because the report does not say who they were. The University says it cannot identify anyone because it was dark and protesters were wearing masks, and yet cites this speculation. How could the ‘witnesses’ know?”

Princeton, Ivy League

Princeton Won’t Punish Antisemitic Students Who Disrupted Event, Hurled Verbal Attacks At Jews

antisemitism

Education

New Jersey

Princeton University

U.S.

Newark’s Democratic mayor, Ras Baraka, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba after she charged him with trespassing at a federal immigration facility last month.
Baraka claims that Habba and Homeland Security Investigations supervising agent Ricky Patel, who was the lead officer in charge of arresting the mayor last month, violated his Fourth Amendment rights against “false arrest and malicious prosecution.” Baraka’s suit also accuses Habba of defamation.
Habba charged Baraka with trespassing at a federal immigration facility during an altercation on May 9, but later dropped the charge.
Habba “acted as a political operative, outside of any function intimately related to the judicial process, and in her individual personal capacity,” the <a href="https://mcusercontent.com/4a79b9be775bc92174318c05e/files/25bd88da-35a4-79cb-2804-b61dafa9349a/filedcomplaint.6_3_25.pdf">lawsuit</a> says. Patel “in this matter acted outside the scope of his employment and in his individual capacity.”
Baraka is one of six Democrats running in the primary to be the next governor of New Jersey. Baraka is <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/newark-mayor-ras-barakas-arrest-shake-new-jerseys-democratic-primary-g-rcna206273">campaigning</a> as an action-oriented progressive in the crowded primary. The super PAC supporting his candidacy, One New Jersey United, has already begun funding ads highlighting his May 9 arrest.
The lawsuit’s filing coincides with the first day of early voting ahead of the June 10 primary for the New Jersey governor’s race.
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The mayor arrived at Delaney Hall, used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house illegal immigrants, at the invitation of Democratic congressmen who wanted to inspect the facility as part of their congressional oversight authority. Baraka stood outside the facility while the assembled crowd began to call for him to be let inside, according to the lawsuit.
Baraka was later invited inside the gate of Delaney Hall by a guard who wanted to “calm the crowd,” the suit says. Patel later approached Baraka and directed him to leave. Baraka did not initially follow the order, but stayed to argue with Patel.
After finally leaving the property, Baraka was arrested and handcuffed “in an effort to effect maximum humiliation,” the lawsuit says.
On Monday night, Habba dismissed Baraka’s expected lawsuit in a post on X.
“‘Shocking’ leak from Mayor Baraka’s team: He is planning to sue the Feds,” Habba <a href="https://x.com/AlinaHabba/status/1929728392649114062">wrote</a>. “My advice to the mayor &#8211; feel free to join me in prioritizing violent crime and public safety. Far better use of time for the great citizens of New Jersey.”

Ras Baraka

Newark Mayor Sues Trump DA Over ‘False Arrest’ After ICE Facility Flap

Alina Habba

Courts

Elections

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Trump border czar Tom Homan taunted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Tuesday over her threatening &#8220;consequences&#8221; if her Democrat colleagues were punished for a scuffle at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.
During a Fox News appearance on &#8220;The Ingraham Angle,&#8221; Homan referenced Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s warning, which happened before federal prosecutors charged Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) in connection with the incident.
&#8220;Remember, just a couple weeks ago, AOC went on social media saying if we put a finger on any of her co-workers — Congresspeople that were at our Newark facility, there would be consequences. Well, guess what? We did it. I&#8217;m waiting on the consequences,&#8221; Homan <a href="https://x.com/theblaze/status/1927518497086611616" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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Tom Homan: “Remember a couple weeks ago AOC said if we put a finger on Congress people from the Newark facility, there would be consequences? Well, guess what? We did it. I&#8217;m waiting on the consequences.”
🔥🔥🔥 <a href="https://t.co/IvGQWgay2y">pic.twitter.com/IvGQWgay2y</a>
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href="https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/1927518497086611616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In a live stream, Ocasio-Cortez defended her colleagues, including McIver, who clashed with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials during what they claim was lawful oversight of the ICE facility.
&#8220;If anyone is breaking the law in this situation, it’s not members of Congress, it’s the Department of Homeland Security. It’s people like Tom Homan and Secretary Kristi Noem,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez <a href="https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/1922338757392396473" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;You lay a finger on someone — on &#8230; any of the representatives that were there. You lay a finger on them, we&#8217;re going to have a problem.&#8221;
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In the days that followed, federal prosecutors <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-jersey-rep-mciver-released-on-recognizance-after-court-appearance-for-immigrant-detention-skirmish" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> McIver with two counts of assaulting, resisting, and impeding officers while allegedly trying to stop the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Each charge <a href="https://www.nj.com/essex/2025/05/nj-congresswoman-faces-16-years-in-prison-for-assault-charges-in-ice-detention-center-clash.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> carries a penalty of up to eight years in prison. McIver claims the charges are &#8220;purely political&#8221; and &#8220;mischaracterize and distort&#8221; her actions.
Homan and Ocasio-Cortez have gone back and forth at each other for years. After Ocasio-Cortez dared Homan in a recent town hall to refer her to the Department of Justice for “using her free speech rights” to advise illegal immigrants on how to avoid law enforcement, the border czar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-dared-tom-homan-to-come-after-her-for-helping-illegals-heres-his-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener">quipped</a> on Fox News, &#8220;I take pleasure I can live in her mind rent-free every day.&#8221;

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

Trump Border Czar Trolls AOC Over ICE Scuffle Charges: ‘I’m Waiting On The Consequences’

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Congress

House Democrats

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Tom Homan

U.S. House of Representatives

President Donald Trump minced no words in his response to the charges filed against Re. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) for her alleged actions during a physical confrontation between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outside a New Jersey detention facility.
The charges against McIver stemmed from a protest — at which she was joined by fellow Reps. Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-NJ) and Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and Demcoratic Newark Mayor Ras Baraka — outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey. According to the charges against her, body cam footage from the protest shows McIver physically engaging federal agents during a scuffle.
Trump was asked about the situation on Tuesday, and he made it clear that the Justice Department had his full support in pursuing the charges against McIver.
WATCH:
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🚨Trump on the arrest of Dem Rep. LaMonica McIver who assaulted a federal agent outside a NJ ICE facility:
&#8220;Did you see her? She was out of control&#8230;The days of that crap are OVER in this country. We&#8217;re gonna have LAW and ORDER.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/yCvmOo004t">pic.twitter.com/yCvmOo004t</a>
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&#8220;Oh, give me a break. Did you see her?&#8221; Trump asked. &#8220;She was out of control. Those days are over. The days of woke are over. That woman — I don&#8217;t — I have no idea who she is. That woman was out of control. She was shoving federal agents, she was out of control. The days of that crap are OVER in this country. We&#8217;re gonna have law and order.&#8221;
CNN Republican commentator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/scott-jennings-defends-trump-for-charging-new-jersey-dem-cnn-host-has-wild-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scott Jennings</a> discussed the issue with several other panelists on Monday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;CNN NewsNight,&#8221; and when he asked whether a &#8220;non-politician&#8221; would get away with physically confronting a federal agent, host Abby Phillip responded by deflecting and attacking President Donald Trump for pardoning those involved with the January 6th riots on Capitol Hill.
&#8220;You might get a pardon,&#8221; she said pointedly.

President Donald Trump

Trump Unloads On New Jersey Dem Charged In ICE Dust-Up: ‘The Days Of That Crap Are OVER’

Trump Unloads On New Jersey Dem Charged In ICE Dust-Up: 'The Days Of That Crap Are OVER'

Donald Trump

Executive

Politics

CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings defended President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration for moving forward with charges against one of the House Democrats involved in a physical scuffle with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outside a New Jersey detention facility — but CNN host Abby Phillip tried her level best to make the conversation about President Donald Trump instead.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/feds-charge-new-jersey-democrat-over-clash-with-agents-at-ice-facility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver</a> (D-NJ) stemmed from a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newark-mayor-arrested-after-dem-reps-storm-new-jersey-ice-facility-charge-past-security-officers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dust-up</a> outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, where she was allegedly caught on body-cam video getting physical with federal agents during a protest that also involved two other House Democrats — New Jersey Reps. Bonnie Watson-Coleman and Rob Menendez — and Democratic Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Jennings argued during a Monday panel discussion that Trump&#8217;s Justice Department was well within its rights to level charges against McIver for her actions — but Phillip jumped in to run interference.
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Feds well within rights to charge Rep. McIver for assaulting law enforcement at ICE facility in Newark.
The video doesn’t lie &#8211; it ain’t no cheap fake! Amazing how much energy Dems put into illegal aliens. Week after week. They’d never fight that hard for the American people. <a href="https://t.co/yjP0GiJSdr">pic.twitter.com/yjP0GiJSdr</a>
&mdash; Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/1924675029792354769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Mayor Baraka began the discussion by claiming that he believed the videos would ultimately clear McIver of any wrongdoing, but Jennings was not buying it.
&#8220;I mean, the videos are pretty clear, are they not?&#8221; Jennings asked. &#8220;I mean, she&#8217;s shoving — elbows — pushing, I mean, this is violent activity against law enforcement, is it not?&#8221;
Barak attempted to downplay the scene, saying simply, &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of pushing and shoving. I don&#8217;t know if —&#8221;
&#8220;Would a regular person, if they came and did that to a federal officer, get away with it?&#8221; Jennings pressed.
&#8220;A regular person —?&#8221; Baraka asked.
&#8220;Just a regular person, a non-politician,&#8221; Jennings clarified.
&#8220;They might get pardoned,&#8221; Phillip interjected, clearly referencing the people Trump pardoned for their involvement in the riots on January 6th, 2021.
&#8220;If they showed up at a federal facility —&#8221; Jennings continued.
&#8220;They might get pardoned,&#8221; Phillip repeated. &#8220;By this president.&#8221;
&#8220;But were they charged?&#8221; Jennings pressed. &#8220;Were they charged? Were they convicted in court? Would a regular person get away with it?&#8221;
Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky then tried to convince Jennings that the video of McIver was not clear, and that he&#8217;d be able to see that if he took off his &#8220;MAGA goggle glasses.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s not a &#8216;cheap fake,&#8217; I can tell you that,&#8221; Jennings said of the body cam footage.

US-POLITICS-IMMIGRATION-ICE

Scott Jennings Defends Trump For Charging New Jersey Dem. CNN Host Has Wild Response.

January 6

Media

Scott Jennings

On Monday, the Department of Justice announced that Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) has been charged in connection with a scuffle at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, earlier this month.
&#8220;Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement,&#8221; Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba <a href="https://x.com/USAttyHabba/status/1924615111198576645" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X.
In response, McIver insisted the case has been tainted by politics.
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🚨 Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement. <a href="https://t.co/TV00uwRtKq">pic.twitter.com/TV00uwRtKq</a>
— US Attorney Habba (@USAttyHabba) <a href="https://twitter.com/USAttyHabba/status/1924615111198576645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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McIver joined other House Democrats from New Jersey, demanding they be allowed to conduct &#8220;oversight&#8221; of the ICE detention facility at Delaney Hall on May 9. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democrat running for New Jersey governor who has been protesting the ICE site, was also present. At one point, there was a breach. ICE body-cam <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-claim-ice-agents-roughed-them-up-body-cam-footage-says-otherwise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footage</a> shows part of a confrontation between the New Jersey Democrats and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents.
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NEW: DHS has provided <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> ICE bodycam video from the altercation at the Delaney Hall detention facility yesterday. They say the video clearly shows <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLaMonica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepLaMonica</a> (red clothing) shoving/elbowing her way past a DHS agent to get past the gate and into the property, followed… <a href="https://t.co/GOAKm6U80W">pic.twitter.com/GOAKm6U80W</a>
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1921217033825644967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Baraka was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor charge of trespass, but Habba said in a statement on Monday that her office agreed to dismiss it. She even offered to personally give him a tour of Delaney Hall in the &#8220;spirit of public interest.&#8221;
Yet the &#8220;dismissal against the mayor is not the end of this matter,&#8221; Habba said. &#8220;Congressional oversight is an important constitutional function and one that I fully support. However, that is not at issue in this case.&#8221;
Habba, who previously served as President Donald Trump&#8217;s personal lawyer and White House aide, said McIver had been charged because her alleged conduct &#8220;cannot be overlooked by the chief federal law enforcement official in the State of New Jersey, and it is my Constitutional obligation to ensure that our federal law enforcement is protected when executing their duties.&#8221;
The move is sure to escalate animosity between Democrats and the Trump administration in the already-tense debate on illegal immigration and deportations.
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/hakeem-jeffries-angrily-condemns-joke-dhs-spox-for-threatening-arrests-of-house-democrats-thats-a-red-line/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> last week a &#8220;red line&#8221; would be crossed if his colleagues involved in the incident were to be arrested by federal authorities or get sanctioned, said in a statement with other House Democrat leaders that the decision to charge McIver was &#8220;extreme, morally bankrupt and lacks any basis in law or fact&#8221; and they vowed to &#8220;respond vigorously in the days to come at a time, place and manner of our choosing.&#8221;
McIver struck a defiant tone in response to being charged.
&#8220;Earlier this month, I joined my colleagues to inspect the treatment of ICE detainees at Delaney Hall in my district. We were fulfilling our lawful oversight responsibilities, as members of Congress have done many times before, and our visit should have been peaceful and short. Instead, ICE agents created an unnecessary and unsafe confrontation when they chose to arrest Mayor Baraka,&#8221; McIver said in a <a href="https://x.com/RepLaMonica/status/1924617694298378675" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
&#8220;The charges against me are purely political — they mischaracterize and distort my actions, and are meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight,&#8221; she added. &#8220;This administration will never stop me from working for the people in our district and standing up for what is right. I am thankful for the outpouring of support I have received and I look forward to the truth being laid out clearly in court.&#8221;
Habba said she &#8220;persistently made efforts to address these issues without bringing criminal charges and have given Representative McIver every opportunity to come to a resolution, but she has unfortunately declined.&#8221; She concluded: &#8220;No one is above the law — politicians or otherwise. It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are. Now we will let the justice system work.&#8221;
In a <a href="https://x.com/AlexisMcAdamsTV/status/1924635219237212445" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X, Fox News national correspondent Alexis McAdams reported that she was told McIver is facing several felony charges and faces possible time behind bars.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem also issued a post on X concerning the situation.
&#8220;After a thorough review of the video footage of Delaney Hall and a full investigation from HSI, the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey has made the determination to charge Congresswoman LaMonica McIver for assaulting, resisting, and impeding law enforcement officers,&#8221; Noem said.
&#8220;No one is above the law. If any person, regardless of political party, influence or status, assaults a law enforcement officer as we witnessed Congresswoman McIver do, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,&#8221; she added. &#8220;We thank our brave ICE law enforcement officers for their service to this great nation.&#8221;
DHS previously <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/05/09/members-congress-break-delaney-hall-detention-center" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> two other House Democrats — New Jersey Reps. Bonnie Watson-Coleman and Rob Menendez — &#8220;stormed the gate and broke into&#8221; the facility in Newark that day. Menendez <a href="https://x.com/PhilHollowayEsq/status/1920969269350695108" target="_blank" rel="noopener">questioned</a> how it was acceptable for authorities to &#8220;put their hands&#8221; on his colleagues.
House Republicans have introduced measures to punish the Democrats involved in the altercation, including a censure <a href="https://x.com/RepTimmons/status/1922429753698484552" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> against McIver and a <a href="https://x.com/liz_elkind/status/1922347246147780625" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> to strip them of their committee assignments.
Fox News reporter Chad Pergram <a href="https://x.com/ChadPergram/status/1922424558449262905" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> on X last week that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he believed there &#8220;needs to be an appropriate measure taken&#8221; as the &#8220;video doesn&#8217;t lie.&#8221; Johnson added, &#8220;I think it was wildly inappropriate for those members to do that and we&#8217;ll have to take appropriate action.&#8221;
On Monday, House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) <a href="https://x.com/KaelanDC/status/1924630593221849273" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement, &#8220;Like most Americans, I am so tired of seeing those on the Left constantly get away with their lawless, criminal behavior. I fully support the Trump administration’s decision to charge Mrs. McIver, who sits on the Homeland Security Committee, of all places, for her actions that are clearly documented on video.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;I will continue to work with House leadership to ensure we do our part to hold her accountable, as well. We need to send a clear message to would-be lawbreakers around this country — under this administration, no matter how privileged you are, you will be subject to the rule of law.&#8221;

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)

Feds Charge New Jersey Democrat Over Clash With Agents At ICE Facility

Department of Justice

The 27-year-old New Jersey man who was convicted in February of stabbing and partially blinding famed novelist Salman Rushdie was hit with the maximum sentence of 25 years in prison on Friday.
Hadi Matar was convicted of second-degree attempted murder for the August 2022 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-famed-author-salman-rushdie-target-of-iran-death-sentence-stabbed-on-stage-in-new-york?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=BREAKING%3A+Famed+Author+Salman+Rushdie%2C+Target+Of+Iran+Death+Sentence%2C+Stabbed+On+Stage+In+New+York" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stabbing attack</a> that also injured the event&#8217;s moderator, Henry Reese, the co-founder of Pittsburgh&#8217;s City of Asylum, which helps exiled writers, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/assailant-who-stabbed-author-salman-rushdie-sentenced-25-years-2025-05-16/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Rushdie — who sparked the ire of the Iranian regime with his 1988 novel, &#8220;The Satanic Verses&#8221; — was stabbed by Matar between 10 and 15 times in the head, neck, torso, and left hand at a New York arts institute. After the book was published, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, calling for Rushdie&#8217;s assassination.
Video captured Matar rushing the stage where Rushdie spoke during a writers&#8217; event focused on protecting exiled writers. During the trial, a trauma surgeon testified that without immediate medical intervention, Rushdie would have died, ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/salman-rushdie-stabbing-sentencing-attempted-murder-hadi-matar/story?id=121844226" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The jury took just two hours to reach a verdict. Matar was also sentenced to seven years for second-degree assault in the stabbing of Reese, but that sentence will run concurrently with the longer one.
Before the trial began in Chautauqua County Court, Matar rejected a plea deal. Shortly after the jury reached its verdict, his defense attorney, Nathaniel Barone, said Matar plans to appeal the conviction. Matar has also been charged by the federal government with an act of terrorism. He will face those charges at a separate trial in Buffalo, according to Reuters.
Rushdie was born into a non-practicing Muslim family in British India, and now identifies as an atheist. “The Satanic Verses,&#8221; which was labeled as blasphemous by hardline Islamists, refers to verses of the Quran that Rushdie claimed had been removed. Rushdie said that his book is not blasphemous against Islam, adding, “I doubt very much Khomeini or anyone else in Iran has read this book or anything more than selected extracts taken out of context.”
After the sentencing hearing, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said that the stabbing attack still haunts the 77-year-old author.
&#8220;He&#8217;s traumatized. He has nightmares about what he experienced,&#8221; Schmidt said. &#8220;Obviously this is a major setback for an individual that was starting to emerge in his very later years of life into society after going into hiding after the fatwa.&#8221;

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Sentence Is In For American Who Stabbed Novelist Salman Rushdie

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Earlier this week, far-Left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) threatened Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan over their commitment to enforce laws related to illegal immigration, specifically a recent incident concerning New Jersey Democrats at an ICE detention center.
As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hes-not-very-smart-homan-responds-to-newark-mayor-arrested-for-storming-ice-facility?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘He’s+Not+Very+Smart’%3A+Homan+Responds+To+Newark+Mayor+Arrested+For+‘Storming’+ICE+Facility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a>, a number of Democrats rushed the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility after gates were opened to allow a bus of apparent illegal immigrants into the facility. <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/12/us-news/feds-weigh-assault-charges-for-pols-who-protested-nj-ice-center/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According</a> to DHS, the feds are considering charges against the Democrats involved.
“If anyone’s breaking the law in this situation, it’s not members of Congress, it’s the Department of Homeland Security,” AOC claimed in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJfpuCXsK6p/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> posted to Instagram on Sunday. “It’s people like Tom Homan and Secretary Kristi Noem.”
“You lay a finger on someone, on Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman &#8230; or any of the representatives that were there &#8212; you lay a finger on them, we are going to have a problem,” AOC threatened. “Because the people who are breaking the law are the people not abiding by it.”
Responding to AOC&#8217;s remarks, Homan told the congresswoman that she should do her job.
&#8220;I wish she&#8217;d do her job,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-border-czar-fires-back-aoc-over-doj-probe-remarks-why-doesnt-she-pass-some-legislation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News earlier this week. &#8220;She&#8217;s a legislator, right? Why doesn’t she pass some legislation … and actually improve this country like President Donald Trump is already doing?&#8221;
&#8220;She should try doing her job,&#8221; Homan added.
On CNN airwaves, the border czar had another message for the Democrat: she should be thanking DHS for keeping her constituents safe.
“First of all, you can‘t intimidate me. Come on, give me a break,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know, and as far as New York, her district, this administration has done more to protect her district than she has. The number of criminal aliens we took off the streets of New York made her community much safer.”
“She ought to be thanking the members of this administration, the men and women of ICE, who protect this country and make her community safer,” Homan added.
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Tom Homan just obliterated AOC 🔥🔥
“This admin has done more to protect her district than she has. The number of criminal aliens we took off the streets in NYC made her community safer… She ought to love her community more than she hates Trump.” <a href="https://t.co/y8blAnlgqM">pic.twitter.com/y8blAnlgqM</a>
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1922803538125594969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hes-not-very-smart-homan-responds-to-newark-mayor-arrested-for-storming-ice-facility?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=‘He’s+Not+Very+Smart’%3A+Homan+Responds+To+Newark+Mayor+Arrested+For+‘Storming’+ICE+Facility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘He’s Not Very Smart’: Homan Responds To Newark Mayor Arrested For ‘Storming’ ICE Facility</a>

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Republicans in the GOP-led House are struggling to reach an agreement for the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap being considered for President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;one big, beautiful bill.&#8221;
In the 389-page tax package <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-gets-no-tax-on-tips-and-overtime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> on Monday, there was a provision to increase the SALT deduction cap to $30,000 for individuals earning $400,000 or less, up from the current $10,000 limit from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that is set to expire at the end of this year.
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced the tax measure in a 26-19 vote along party lines on Wednesday morning, but Republicans from high-tax blue states such as New York, New Jersey, and California are fighting for a higher ceiling.
After Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) posted on X a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-works-fry-cooker-at-mcdonalds-roasts-kamala-ive-now-worked-15-minutes-more-than-she-has" target="_blank" rel="noopener">photo</a> of Trump at McDonald&#8217;s and saying, &#8220;Thanks for playing, @WaysMeansCmte,&#8221; Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) <a href="https://x.com/lawler4ny/status/1922652928638173652" target="_blank" rel="noopener">replied</a>, &#8220;You forgot to add SALT with those fries, Chairman.&#8221;
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You forgot to add SALT with those fries, Chairman. 🧂 🍟 <a href="https://t.co/QhGAUZjxla">https://t.co/QhGAUZjxla</a>
— Mike Lawler (@lawler4ny) <a href="https://twitter.com/lawler4ny/status/1922652928638173652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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GOP lawmakers who want a SALT deduction cap increase have star power in Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who is considering a run for New York governor after Trump pulled her nomination to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. She joined other New York Republicans for a May 8 statement that <a href="https://x.com/theblaze/status/1922021280120766600" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> a flat $30,000 SALT deduction cap would not get their support.
&#8220;[It] risks derailing President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill,&#8221; they said. &#8220;New Yorkers already send far more to Washington than we get back — unlike many so-called &#8216;low-tax&#8217; states that depend heavily on federal largesse. A higher SALT cap isn’t a luxury. It’s a matter of fairness. We reject this offer.&#8221;
Some House conservatives, who are focused on cutting how much the federal government spends and reining in a national debt that is approaching $37 trillion, have voiced reservations about the SALT deduction cap.
&#8220;The top Congressional districts taking advantage of SALT (State &amp; Local Tax) deductions (i.e., they have high state &amp; local taxes on high incomes. Mostly Dem, heavily CA, Swamp (MD, VA), &amp; NY,&#8221; Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) <a href="https://x.com/chiproytx/status/1917715364605223414" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X last month. &#8220;In fairness, property taxes in TX are horrible, but we shouldn’t subsidize that either!&#8221;
Democrats are pushing in the opposite direction.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) <a href="https://x.com/hakeemjeffries/status/1920839627113480620" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicated</a> that he would rather not have a SALT deduction cap at all, as it was before the 2017 tax law, saying on X that Republicans &#8220;must now fully restore it or be completely exposed for their phony advocacy.&#8221;
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/05/14/us-news/house-lawmakers-debate-medicaid-reform-salt-deductions-caps-in-contentious-marathon-markup-sessions-for-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) offered an amendment to increase the SALT deduction cap to $80,000 and pay for it by raising the tax rate on top earners from 37% to 39.6%, but that proposal was rejected by the Ways and Means Committee.
Trump himself seems to be on board with a change.
During the 2024 campaign, Trump <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/17/trump-salt-tax-law.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on Truth Social that he would &#8220;get SALT back.&#8221; CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/salt-deduction-trumps-tax-cuts.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that after Trump began his second term, he told Fox News that he would &#8220;love to see something happen on SALT.&#8221;
Lawmakers will now have to negotiate a resolution before the tax package is added to other parts of the &#8220;one big, beautiful bill&#8221; and a final vote by the full House. Republicans have a <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">220-213 majority</a>, meaning there can only be a few defectors for the bill to pass if all Democrats vote against it.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reportedly <a href="https://x.com/thehill/status/1922650573746082114" target="_blank" rel="noopener">predicted</a> that Republicans would need until the weekend to reach a deal on SALT. He&#8217;s been gunning to have the House finish up with the overall spending bill by Memorial Day.
&#8220;We have a delicate balance to maintain to get 218 votes on one of the largest and most comprehensive and complex pieces of legislation that&#8217;s ever been drafted by Congress,&#8221; Johnson said, per a <a href="https://x.com/mychaelschnell/status/1922654897213673641" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X from a congressional journalist. &#8220;So yeah, my concern is always the vote total, but I&#8217;m very confident that we&#8217;ll be able to deliver that.&#8221;

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On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) warned against repercussions for his fellow Democrat lawmakers who clashed with federal agents at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, last week.
During an <a href="https://x.com/ChadPergram/status/1922342002298884340" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exchange</a> with Fox News reporter Chad Pergram, Jeffries repeatedly <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/hakeem-jeffries-angrily-condemns-joke-dhs-spox-for-threatening-arrests-of-house-democrats-thats-a-red-line/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> &#8220;they&#8217;ll find out&#8221; when pressed what might happen if the House Democrats involved in the incident were to be arrested by federal authorities or get sanctioned.
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REPORTER: &#8220;What happens if [DHS] were to go and arrest [Democrats who stormed the Newark ICE facility]?&#8221;
REP. JEFFRIES: &#8220;They&#8217;ll find out.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/XqEOZjAo1f">pic.twitter.com/XqEOZjAo1f</a>
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Jeffries ultimately asserted that it would be a &#8220;red line&#8221; as the questions persisted. He also took a swipe at Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin, who <a href="https://x.com/UsaFeatures/status/1921308745495146726" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN that arresting the Democrats in question was &#8220;definitely on the table,&#8221; pending an investigation.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a red line. It&#8217;s very clear,&#8221; Jeffries said. &#8220;First of all, I think that the so-called Homeland Security spokesperson is a joke. It&#8217;s a joke. They know better than to go down that road. And it&#8217;s been made loudly and abundantly clear to the Trump administration. We&#8217;re not going to be intimidated by their tactics.&#8221;
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newark-mayor-arrested-after-dem-reps-storm-new-jersey-ice-facility-charge-past-security-officers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who is running for New Jersey governor and is protesting the Delaney Hall facility, was arrested following the security breach last Friday. Alina Habba, the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, said he &#8220;committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center.&#8221;
DHS <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/05/09/members-congress-break-delaney-hall-detention-center" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> two House Democrats who joined Baraka that day — New Jersey Reps. Bonnie Watson-Coleman and Rob Menendez — &#8220;stormed the gate and broke into&#8221; the facility.
While the New Jersey Democrats insisted they were at Delaney Hall to conduct legitimate supervision, McLaughlin <a href="https://x.com/TriciaOhio/status/1922309031894323482" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post on X, &#8220;Members of Congress cannot break the law in the name of &#8216;oversight.&#8217; All members &amp; staff need to comply with facility rules, procedures, and instructions from ICE personnel on site. INCLUDING 24 hour notice.&#8221;
House Republicans have introduced measures to punish the Democrats involved in the altercation, including a censure <a href="https://x.com/RepTimmons/status/1922429753698484552" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> against Rep. LaMonica McIver, another lawmaker from New Jersey who was at the protest, and a <a href="https://x.com/liz_elkind/status/1922347246147780625" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> to strip them of their committee assignments.
On X, Pergram <a href="https://x.com/ChadPergram/status/1922424558449262905" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told a Fox News colleague he believes there &#8220;needs to be an appropriate measure taken&#8221; as the &#8220;video doesn&#8217;t lie,&#8221; a reference to ICE body-cam <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-claim-ice-agents-roughed-them-up-body-cam-footage-says-otherwise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footage</a> showing part of the confrontation between the New Jersey Democrats and DHS agents. He added, &#8220;I think it was wildly inappropriate for those members to do that and we&#8217;ll have to take appropriate action.&#8221;

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Dem Leader Warns Any Arrests Of Colleagues For ICE Breach Would Cross His ‘Red Line’

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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) took to X on Friday to complain about the arrest of Democratic Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, suggesting that President Donald Trump&#8217;s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was simply arresting people who opposed him politically.
Khanna was responding to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newark-mayor-arrested-after-dem-reps-storm-new-jersey-ice-facility-charge-past-security-officers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debacle</a> that unfolded at Delaney Hall — a detention center being used to house criminal illegal aliens in Newark, New Jersey — when Baraka and three House Democrats joined a protest and, according to DHS, &#8220;stormed&#8221; the facility and demanded access to and oversight of the facility. They reportedly waited for the gates to open for a transport vehicle, at which point they charged through the gates and past security. Baraka was arrested at the scene, but DHS has suggested that Reps. LaMonica McIver, Bonnie Watson-Coleman, and Rob Menendez (D-NJ) could also be taken into custody if <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jersey-dem-says-ice-manufactured-body-cam-footage-to-frame-her" target="_blank" rel="noopener">body-cam footage</a> reveals that they broke the law.
&#8220;The Trump @JDVance Administration has just arrested a mayor in Newark and shoved Members of Congress for protesting outside of an ICE facility,&#8221; Khanna posted. &#8220;In America, you cannot arrest your political opponents.&#8221;
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The Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JDVance</a> Administration has just arrested a mayor in Newark and shoved Members of Congress for protesting outside of an ICE facility.
In America, you cannot arrest your political opponents. <a href="https://t.co/e1jZNUe3h0">https://t.co/e1jZNUe3h0</a>
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) <a href="https://twitter.com/RoKhanna/status/1920969522636320835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Khanna&#8217;s X feed was immediately flooded with replies from people arguing that the multiple prosecutions of President Donald Trump — on charges that he and many others agreed were politically motivated if not manufactured — were a more accurate example of a presidential administration (under then President Joe Biden) doing everything in its power to arrest and imprison a political opponent.
&#8220;In America, you cannot arrest your political opponents,&#8221; Rasmussen Reports shared the New York Post photo of Trump&#8217;s mug shot.
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&#8220;In America, you cannot arrest your political opponents.&#8221;<a href="https://t.co/RltqaqMSw9">https://t.co/RltqaqMSw9</a> <a href="https://t.co/n01r06RmYz">https://t.co/n01r06RmYz</a> <a href="https://t.co/RCopw9A15G">pic.twitter.com/RCopw9A15G</a>
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1921893802358264273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;&#8216;In America, you cannot arrest your political opponents&#8217; said ZERO Democrats when they charged Donald Trump with more felonies than fk&#8217;ing John Gotti, using fake crimes and novel legal theories. Be better, Ro,&#8221; another posted.
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&#8220;In America, you cannot arrest your political opponents&#8221; said ZERO Democrats when they charged Donald Trump with more felonies than fk&#8217;ing John Gotti, using fake crimes and novel legal theories.
Be better, Ro. <a href="https://t.co/osAnlcrAtY">https://t.co/osAnlcrAtY</a>
— Rich Baris The People&#8217;s Pundit (@Peoples_Pundit) <a href="https://twitter.com/Peoples_Pundit/status/1921900209220547045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“In America you cannot arrest your political opponents” <a href="https://t.co/Lb5EIAa8rw">https://t.co/Lb5EIAa8rw</a> <a href="https://t.co/qxdCsSMbfk">pic.twitter.com/qxdCsSMbfk</a>
— Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepBrandonGill/status/1920970348662534391?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Dems 2025: “In America, you cannot arrest your political opponents.”
Dems 2024: <a href="https://t.co/fjhOHCkTvW">https://t.co/fjhOHCkTvW</a> <a href="https://t.co/cJSl3uICh1">pic.twitter.com/cJSl3uICh1</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1921011361091317953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;In America, you cannot arrest your political opponents.&#8221;
&#8212; Democrat Congressman Ro Khanna <a href="https://t.co/bkW3sjpkVX">https://t.co/bkW3sjpkVX</a> <a href="https://t.co/zoZ0Vulr4g">pic.twitter.com/zoZ0Vulr4g</a>
— Vince Dao (@VinceDaoTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/VinceDaoTV/status/1920983292821537263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;In America, you cannot arrest your political opponents.&#8221;
&#8230;unless your opponent is President Trump apparently. <a href="https://t.co/TsunUfYICd">https://t.co/TsunUfYICd</a>
— Rep. Tony Wied (@RepTonyWied) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepTonyWied/status/1920998704057590119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Really? <a href="https://t.co/afepNSpW49">https://t.co/afepNSpW49</a> <a href="https://t.co/LwVZf3AK06">pic.twitter.com/LwVZf3AK06</a>
— John Carney (@carney) <a href="https://twitter.com/carney/status/1921000793802436618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Others pointed to Khanna&#8217;s own previous comments — namely his assertions that &#8220;no one is above the law&#8221; and &#8220;being a member of Congress doesn&#8217;t give you the right to &#8216;obstruct the rule of law.'&#8221;
&#8220;As the honorable Ro Khanna himself has said, being a member of Congress doesn&#8217;t give you the right to &#8216;obstruct the rule of law,'&#8221; Vice President JD Vance posted.
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As the honorable Ro Khanna himself has said, being a member of Congress doesn&#8217;t give you the right to &#8220;obstruct the rule of law.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/PUb9TriYvo">https://t.co/PUb9TriYvo</a> <a href="https://t.co/YEfFM9rL0X">pic.twitter.com/YEfFM9rL0X</a>
— JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1921570812785574240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I was told being a Member of Congress &#8216;doesn&#8217;t give you the right to obstruct the rule of law&#8217; &#8230; by you!&#8221; Andrew Follett added.
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I was told being a Member of Congress &#8220;doesn&#8217;t give you the right to obstruct the rule of law&#8221;&#8230;by you! <a href="https://t.co/i2k0nr1QqE">pic.twitter.com/i2k0nr1QqE</a>
— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewCFollett/status/1920976019101474832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
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California Dem Complains About New Jersey Mayor’s Arrest, Gets Buried Under Trump Mugshots

California Dem Complains About New Jersey Mayor's Arrest, Gets Buried Under Trump Mugshots

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Rep. Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-NJ) claimed on Saturday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials would use &#8220;manufactured&#8221; body cam footage to make it appear as though she and her fellow protesters — which included two other House Democrats and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka — had been the instigators.
Watson-Coleman appeared on CNN on Saturday to discuss the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newark-mayor-arrested-after-dem-reps-storm-new-jersey-ice-facility-charge-past-security-officers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incident</a> that took place outside Delaney Hall — an ICE-operated detention center in Newark, New Jersey, that currently houses criminal illegal aliens. She and fellow Garden State Reps. Rob Menendez and LaMonica McIver had joined Mayor Baraka and had demanded access to the facility to exercise &#8220;oversight.&#8221;
WATCH:
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🚨JUST NOW: These members of Congress know they are in some deep sh*t right now.
They are claiming that any additional footage from body cams will be &#8220;manufactured&#8221; to show violence.
These people need to be reigned in and held accountable for what happened yesterday. <a href="https://t.co/kRanvBxyZM">pic.twitter.com/kRanvBxyZM</a>
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&#8220;We were there for a tour,&#8221; Watson-Coleman began, giving the impression that the &#8220;tour&#8221; was planned and they were supposed to be there. She then went on to say that they eventually got &#8220;access&#8221; to the facility, leaving out the fact that she and the others had waited until the gate opened for a vehicle transporting detainees and then charged past security.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin responded in a statement, saying, &#8220;Members of Congress are not above the law and cannot illegally break into detention facilities. Had these members requested a tour, we would have facilitated a tour of the facility.&#8221;
Watson-Coleman went on to claim that the ICE agents had arrested Mayor Baraka after he walked out of the facility and was on public property — but Alina Habba, acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, said that Baraka only left the facility when he was told he would be placed under arrest, after which ICE agents followed and placed him in handcuffs.
Watson-Coleman then conceded that she and Rep. Menendez had attempted to &#8220;shield&#8221; Baraka from the agents when they came to arrest him, but said that she didn&#8217;t &#8220;know anything about anybody hitting back at those large and weaponized officers&#8221; during the ensuing scuffle.
&#8220;ICE caused this chaos,&#8221; she insisted, claiming that anyone who said the protesters were at fault was lying because President Donald Trump had given everyone in his administration &#8220;permission to lie.&#8221;
The CNN anchor noted that ICE had promised to go public with body cam footage that showed protesters getting rough with the ICE agents.
&#8220;If there&#8217;s any such body — kind of footage, it is footage that is manufactured for this purpose,&#8221; Watson-Coleman said. &#8220;Because I said it before, and I&#8217;ll say it again, they are lying.&#8221;

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