Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram after the Department of Homeland Security suggested they may pursue arrests of three Democratic lawmakers who partook in a protest outside of an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) all attended the protest.

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    12 hours ago

    Don’t forget people denying a member of Congress was caught on video commiting simple assault and obstruction of a federal law enforcement officer.

    https://youtu.be/v4iQV8lgPUM

    Federal simple assault

    Obstruction

    Nobody is above the law. There are procedures for oversight and bypassing those procedures are no different for a member of Congress than a typical citizen committing the same acts outside of the same position. Bypassing lawful procedure is not okay, regardless of political affiliation, and should not be tolerated.

    LaMonica McIver is up for re-election in 2026.

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      There was no assault in the video; further, congress people have every right to enter and examine detention facilities and those ICE agents were illegally refusing them entry.

      I get that just going “THAT’S ILLEGAL!!!” Is meaningless and quaint but it still needs to be pointed out when it happens.

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      Bypassing lawful procedure is not okay

      Like how ICE is just straight up kidnapping citizens?