MCIVER MOVES FOR APPEAL TO BE HEARD EN BANC BY THIRD CIRCUIT, REFUSES TO BACK DOWN

Washington, Oct. 9 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver issued the following press release:

NEWARK, NJ - Today, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) and her legal counsel filed a brief requesting that the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit hear her case en banc. The appeal highlights major constitutional problems with the charges the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) brought against McIver arising out of her May 2025 oversight inspection of Delaney Hall, ICE detention facility in her district. This move for hearing en banc comes after a divided panel of three Third Circuit judges refused to dismiss the case against McIver in August. By appealing, McIver continues her fight to protect her constitutional and statutory authority to oversee ...