LaMonica McIver expected a quiet first term in Congress. Instead, she was charged

The New Jersey Democrat was charged with interfering with an immigration arrest while conducting her oversight duties

This year marked the start of LaMonica McIver's first full term as a member of Congress. Rather than a year spent learning the ropes of her new job, the New Jersey Democrat spent much of it fighting against federal criminal charges she sees as political retribution.

On 19 May, McIver was charged with interfering with an arrest outside an immigration detention center in New Jersey earlier that month.